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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Kissei Files Fostamatinib, Orphan Drug for ITP, in Japan
Kissei Pharmaceutical said on April 27 that it has filed a new drug application in Japan for its oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor fostamatinib for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Originated by US drug maker Rigel…
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