Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Pfizer Rolls Out Japan’s Second Rituxan Biosimilar
Pfizer on January 20 launched its biosimilar version of Roche/Chugai’s big-seller cancer drug Rituxan (rituximab) in Japan, the second such follow-on after one by Sandoz/Kyowa Kirin, which has been available on the market since January 2018. Rituximab BS IV Infusion…
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