The delayed approval and price setting of Novartis Pharma’s Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) listed in May, has raised questions about how the sakigake designation system should be operated. Despite being designated for the…
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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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