The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Entresto Clears MHLW Panel with Strings Attached, It’s Not a 1st Choice Drug
A key health ministry panel on September 3 gave the go-ahead to Novartis Pharma’s heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril valsartan sodium hydrate) for an additional indication of hypertension on the condition that it will not be used as a first-choice…
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