Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MSD Japan Chief Flags Re-Pricing for Keytruda, Says It’s “Heading into That Range”
US Merck’s immuno-oncology star Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is chalking up bullish growth in Japan just as in the global market, but as such, it is nearing the range where its sales could invoke the government’s re-pricing rule, MSD Japan President Jannie…
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