Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Senju Gearing Up to Grow Lucentis Biosimilar into Its Mainstay Product
Senju Pharmaceutical aims to promote and grow its biosimilar version of the VEGF inhibitor Lucentis into its major product. Since it will be Japan’s first biosimilar in the field of ophthalmology, the company will initially focus on familiarizing ophthalmologists with…
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