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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MHLW Panel OKs Different Safety Scheme for Fujimoto’s Revlimid Generic despite Concerns
A Japanese health ministry panel on June 25 agreed to allow a safety arrangement for Fujimoto Pharmaceutical’s proposed generic of Revlimid (lenalidomide) that is different from the procedure already in place for the original blood cancer drug and its existing…
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