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Tagrisso Faces 10.5% Slash in June in Its Second Re-Pricing
AstraZeneca’s lung cancer drug Tagrisso (osimertinib) will see its prices pruned by 10.5% in June under the so-called “huge-seller” re-pricing in Japan. It marks the second re-pricing for the drug, after a 15% reduction in 2019. The health ministry reported…
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