Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) was approved in Japan in March. While it skipped the May round of reimbursement listing, physicians eagerly await the arrival of what would be the first new obesity drug in three decades. Other companies…
REGULATORY
Japan Govt Maps Out Action Strategy for Regulatory Harmonization in Asia
The government’s Headquarters for Healthcare Policy on July 14 hammered out an action strategy that listed specific measures to implement its “grand design” adopted last year to fuel regulatory harmonization for drugs and medical devices in Asia. The headquarters laid…
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