Japan’s FY2024 pharmaceutical sales revealed a sharp divergence among immune checkpoint inhibitors as MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) surged toward the 200-billion-yen…
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Novartis’ Fabhalta, UCB’s Briviact and More to Join NHI Price List on Aug. 15
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on August 7 approved 12 medicines for reimbursement listing later this month, with the largest peak sales projected for Novartis Pharma’s Fabhalta (iptacopan), a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Fabhalta is expected…
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