The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) appears to be ready to begin post-launch drug price adjustments based on cost-effectiveness assessments (CEAs) for the first time since the system was introduced in April 2019. As price tweaks will be…
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Thorough Medication Guidance through Regional Collaboration Important for Rybelsus: Professor
The key to having patients comply with the constraints required for Novo Nordisk’s oral GLP-1 agent Rybelsus (semaglutide) is to provide thorough medication guidance through regional collaborations, a Japanese diabetes specialist says. Daisuke Yabe, professor at the Gifu University Graduate…
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