A slew of new medicines will be added to Japan’s NHI price list on September 4, with a key reimbursement policy panel giving them the thumbs-up on August 28 including Roche/Chugai Pharmaceutical’s tumor-agnostic agent Rozlytrek (entrectinib) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ Onpattro…
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