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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Entresto, Enerzair, 2 More HIF-PH Inhibitors OK'ed for Listing on August 26
A total of 13 drugs will newly join Japan’s NHI price list on August 26, with a key reimbursement policy panel giving them the thumbs-up on August 19, including Novartis’ heart failure treatment Entresto (sacubitril valsartan sodium hydrate). Four of…
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