In early October, the Japanese Heart Failure Society (JHFS) held its first annual scientific meeting since it published a focused update of the heart failure treatment guidelines in March jointly with the Japanese Circulation Society. The confab featured a series…
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Stemirac Fetches 15 Million Yen Price Tag, Peak Sales Put at 3.7 Billion Yen
Stemirac, the first stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury conditionally approved in Japan late last year, will join the NHI reimbursement price list on February 26, carrying a price tag of nearly 15 million yen. However, peak sales are…
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