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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Tohoku University Trial Finds Kidney Benefits for Constipation Drug Lubiprostone
A physician-led clinical study at Tohoku University has shown that lubiprostone, a drug marketed in Japan as Amitiza for chronic constipation, can slow the decline of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The results, announced on August…
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