The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Lilly’s Gemzar to Exit Japan Market Next Spring under G1 Withdrawal Rule
Eli Lilly is pulling the plug on its cancer drug Gemzar (gemcitabine) in Japan, planning to withdraw the product from the market in April next year under the so-called “G1” withdrawal scheme, Jiho has learned. The G1 rule was rolled…
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