On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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MHLW Panel Clears New Drugs from MSD, Pfizer, Amicus for Approval
Three new medicines gained the blessing of a key health ministry panel on June 4 that sets the stage for their Japanese regulatory approvals, including MSD’s sotatercept and Pfizer’s etrasimod. Sotatercept was recommended approval by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s First…
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