Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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GSK, Kyowa Kirin Join Hands for HIF-PH Inhibitor Daprodustat
GlaxoSmithKline and Kyowa Hakko Kirin said on November 22 that they have inked a strategic collaboration in Japan for the commercialization of daprodustat, the UK firm’s investigational treatment for anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The deal illustrates a…
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