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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As Election Campaign Begins, LDP’s Eto Says Debate Needed to Possibly Expand 2% Adjustment Rate for Drug Price Revisions
Official campaigning kicked off on July 4 for Japan’s July 21 Upper House election, and one candidate with an ear to the industry is Seiichi Eto, 71, an aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who heads up the ruling Liberal Democratic…
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