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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Xocova to Face CEA Price Cuts on Poor Cost Performance vs. SOC
Japanese regulators have drawn up the results of a cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) for Shionogi’s oral COVID-19 treatment Xocova (ensitrelvir), which showed a poor CEA profile versus low-cost standard of care (SOC), putting it in line for a downward price tweak.…
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