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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Eisai/Lion to Discontinue Antiplatelet Bufferin in Japan
Eisai and Lion said on February 10 that they will discontinue the sale of their antiplatelet agent Bufferin Combination Tablets A81 (aspirin + dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate + magnesium carbonate) in Japan as early as July. The transitional period was set to…
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