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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Kisunla to Follow Same Rules as Leqembi in Pricing and Post-Launch Review
Japan’s key reimbursement policy panel on October 9 agreed on a general policy for the initial pricing and post-launch price adjustments of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s therapy Kisunla (donanemab), which was approved in the country late last month. There will be…
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