The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Japan OKs Enhertu, 3 Sakigake Drugs, Beovu, Latuda, and More
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 25 gave the green light to a slew of new medicines, including Daiichi Sankyo’s cancer drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) and Novartis’ Eylea (aflibercept) rival Beovu (brolucizumab). The MHLW granted conditional…
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