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 Price to Be Trimmed by 300 Yen after CEA; No Change for Mounjaro
Japan will trim the NHI price of Shionogi’s oral COVID-19 treatment Xocova (ensitrelvir) by some 300 yen in February next year under the cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme, a key reimbursement policy panel agreed on November 13. Xocova’s price will change…
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