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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Celltrion Is Developer of Japan’s Third Stelara Biosimilar in the Wings
Celltrion Healthcare is expected to be third to market in the Stelara (ustekinumab) biosimilar space in Japan, with its version of the psoriasis drug now given the Japanese non-proprietary name, or JAN, Jiho has learned. On January 28, the Ministry…
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