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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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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