MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) announced today that Tarceva® (erlotinib) has been listed on Japan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) drug reimbursement price list and will be launched in Japan on December 18, 2007. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved Tarceva on October 19, 2007 for the treatment of patients with nonresectable, recurrent and advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) which is aggravated following chemotherapy.
