On December 10, Biogen/Eisai’s controversial Alzheimer’s treatment aducanumab was filed for regulatory approval in Japan. It’s unclear whether Japanese regulators…
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Generic Industry Calls for Support for API Purchase Cost, Revision of Gx Pricing: LDP Study Group
A Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers’ league on generic drugs carried out hearings on May 30 with the Japan Generic Medicines Association (JGA), with the trade group calling for understanding and support for costs related to the stable purchasing of…
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