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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Bayer Set to Finally List Xarelto AG in December, Espha as Distributor
With a throng of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) copycats now approved, the Bayer group is finally moving to add its authorized generic (AG) versions to the Japanese NHI reimbursement list in December for their launch that would follow soon after. Daiichi Sankyo…
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