Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Xocova, Astellas’s Gastric Cancer Med Up for PAFSC Review on March 4; Pfizer’s Bispecific, RSV Jab Also on Agenda
A key Japanese health ministry panel will discuss regulatory approval for a throng of new medicines on March 4, including whether to grant full traditional clearance for Shionogi’s oral COVID-19 drug Xocova (ensitrelvir). Xocova is one of the eight new…
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