Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026…
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Japan Panel OKs BMS ROS1 Inhibitor, Janssen Bispecific, JN.1-Targeted Nuvaxovid
A key Japanese health ministry panel on August 30 granted its blessing for the regulatory approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s ROS1 inhibitor, Janssen Pharmaceutical’s bispecific antibody, and a new indication for UCB’s Bimzelx (bimekizumab). The three medicines were on the…
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