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UCB Japan Gathers Pace in Rare Disease Space with 2 New Launches for gMG
By Sakura Kono November 28, 2023
UCB Japan is fueling its ambition in the field of rare diseases with the upcoming release of two drugs for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). The company aims to make this area the third pillar of…

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November 28, 2023
The Japanese government on November 28 granted approval to Meiji Seika Pharma’s COVID-19 vaccine Kostaive and an updated version of Daiichi Sankyo’s jab Daichirona targeting the XBB Omicron subvariant of the novel coronavirus. Both are…
November 28, 2023
The number of annual syphilis cases in Japan reached 13,251 as of November 19 on a preliminary basis, setting a record for the third year in a row.According to statistics released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Infectious Disease Surveillance Center on…
November 28, 2023
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, a US biotech specializing in neurodegenerative disease therapies, said on November 27 that it has established a Japanese subsidiary in a bid to deliver its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug to the country after its US approval last…
By Philip Carrigan

Referrals can be an absolute game-changer in recruitment.When someone in your network recommends a candidate, they often have firsthand insight into the person’s skills, work ethic, values and ambitions. This insider knowledge results in higher quality candidates who are a…

Chugai Pharmaceutical’s Phesgo (pertuzumab + trastuzumab + vorhyaluronidase alfa) and Novartis’ Leqvio (inclisiran) will be newly added to the Japanese reimbursement list along with a batch of other medicines on November 22. Three drugs carry peak sales outlooks of over…

By Ken Yoshino

The main players in the FY2024 reimbursement policy reform are now all in place, with the roster rounded out by the appointment of former health minister Katsunobu Kato for the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) prominent social security post at the…

A member of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) study group on the generic industry on November 13…

Many members of a key reimbursement policy panel on November 10 called on the health ministry to revisit the current listing requirement of at least 25 years for the designation of essential medicines now that annual revisions have been introduced…

By Yoshinori Sagehashi

A health ministry study group on pharmaceutical regulations on October 13 roughly agreed on a reform plan for Japanese regulatory…

By Yoshinori Sagehashi

The Japanese health ministry’s expert panel tasked to discuss comprehensive policies for the rapid and stable supply of pharmaceuticals generally…

A key Japanese reimbursement policy panel on December 16 approved the government-backed plan for the FY2023 “off-year” drug price revision.…

Authorized generic (AG) strategies taken by innovative drug makers might help soften the impact of generic competition in their businesses but such tactics might also accelerate the application of “G1”/“G2” price cuts for their off-patent brand-name medicines, a Jiho tally…

Japan’s health ministry announced new NHI prices to be applied in April under the FY2022 drug price revision in the official gazette on March 4, with the earlier application of so-called “G1” price cuts to be implemented for the first…

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