Japan’s health ministry approved a slew of new medicines on September 25 including multiple “first of its kind” products, among them being GlaxoSmithKline’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy as well as Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab).Arexvy became the first…
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Chuikyo OKs Listing of Mounjaro, Libtayo, Imjudo; 30 Billion-Plus Peak Sales for Lilly Med
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on March 8 approved a batch of medicines for their reimbursement listing on March 15, with Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) boasting the biggest peak sales projection among them, at over 30…
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