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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Japan Grants Orphan Tag to Tafinlar/Mekinist, Retevmo
The Japanese health ministry on September 15 granted orphan drug designation to four APIs including Novartis Pharma’s BRAF inhibitor Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and MEK inhibitor Mekinist (trametinib).Tafinlar and Mekinist were designated for the treatment of BRAFV600-mutated relapsed or refractory hairy cell…
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