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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Novartis, Sumitomo Dainippon to Jointly Promote Equa, EquMet
Novartis Pharma and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma have entered a copromotion and sales collaboration agreement for the diabetes treatments Equa (vildagliptin) and EquMet (vildagliptin + metformin) in Japan, they said on May 30. Copromotion activities will start on July 1. Through…
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