On December 10, Biogen/Eisai’s controversial Alzheimer’s treatment aducanumab was filed for regulatory approval in Japan. It’s unclear whether Japanese regulators…
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Chuikyo OKs Revised NHI Pricing Rules for FY2021 Drug Re-Pricing
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, on January 13 approved a revision to the NHI drug pricing rules associated with Japan’s first “off-year” re-pricing in FY2021. The NHI pricing rules were…
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