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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Chuikyo OKs Listing of 18 Meds, All Get Price Premiums; Biggest Peak Sales for Beyfortus
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on May 15 approved 18 medicines for reimbursement listing later this month, with the largest peak sales projected for AstraZeneca’s Beyfortus (nirsevimab), an anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody. All 18 drugs (APIs)/22 products,…
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