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Xolair Faces New Special Re-Pricing Rule; Keytruda, Lixiana Caught by Huge-Seller Price Slash
Novartis Pharma’s asthma drug Xolair (omalizumab) will become the first drug to face a new special re-pricing rule to be introduced in April after its label expansion to pollen allergy last December, while MSD’s I/O star Keytruda (pembrolizumab) will get…
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