The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) appears to be ready to begin post-launch drug price adjustments based on cost-effectiveness assessments (CEAs) for the first time since the system was introduced in April 2019. As price tweaks will be…
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Meiji Gains Japan Rights for Novel Blood Cancer Treatment from HUYA Bioscience
Meiji Seika Pharma said on January 9 that it will obtain exclusive rights from US-based HUYA Bioscience International to market the investigational anticancer agent HBI-8000 (tucidinostat) in Japan. Under the terms of the agreement, Meiji will also gain exclusive rights…
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