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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Novartis’ Entresto, Mayzent Up for MHLW Panel Review in Round Robin Method
A key health ministry advisory committee will soon hold a round-robin meeting to discuss whether to approve two Novartis drugs, including the heart failure medicine sacubitril valsartan sodium hydrate, known as Entresto overseas. The panel’s nod will put them in…
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