REGULATORY

Japan’s 4th Avastin Biosimilar, Kit Products Get Listing; No Follow-On for New API in FY2022

November 15, 2022
Japan’s fourth Avastin (bevacizumab) biosimilar by Nippon Kayaku will join the NHI price list on November 16 along with a host of new kit products and dosage forms. This wraps up biosimilar listings for FY2022, meaning that no biologic follow-on…

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