Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026…
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Debut of Japan-Made COVID-19 Jab Is Momentous: Daiichi Sankyo President
Daiichi Sankyo President and COO Hiroyuki Okuzawa on November 28 lauded Japan’s approval the same day of its updated COVID-19 vaccine Daichirona, which will be the first domestically developed shot to be actually rolled out in the country. “We have…
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