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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AstraZeneca Files Anti-RSV Antibody Nirsevimab in Japan
AstraZeneca said on February 28 that it submitted a new drug application on the same day for nirsevimab, an anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) human monoclonal antibody developed in collaboration with Sanofi. Nirsevimab is a single dose long-acting antibody that utilizes…
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