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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AstraZeneca’s Beyfortus, Pfizer’s Elrexfio and More Now Available in Japan
A batch of new medicines and line-extension products arrived on the Japanese market on May 22 in conjunction with their addition to the NHI price list, including AstraZeneca/Sanofi’s Beyfortus (nirsevimab), an anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody. Beyfortus is approved for…
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