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Japan’s First Stelara Biosimilar to Skip November Listing on Risk of Import Delays: Fuji Pharma
Fuji Pharma will not be adding its biosimilar version of Stelara (ustekinumab) in this month’s NHI reimbursement price listing due to potential delays in imports of formulations from its overseas partner...
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