On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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A Time for Patience - 2: Will High-Dose Mecobalamin and Tofersen Become First-Line Treatments in ALS?
Eisai’s high-dose mecobalamin and Biogen Japan’s tofersen are nearest to approval among the new ALS drugs under development in Japan. They could respectively become first-line treatments for early-stage sporadic ALS and for ALS with SOD1 gene mutations (SOD1-ALS), according to…
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