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Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu, Novartis’ Beovu, Novo’s Ozempic OK’ed for Listing on May 20
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on May 13 approved the listing of 18 drugs on May 20 including Daiichi Sankyo’s cancer drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) and Novartis’ wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment Beovu (brolucizumab). The Central Social Insurance Medical…
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