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Chuikyo Clears Listing for Yorvipath and More Drugs; Zero Premium Rule Weighs Yet Again
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on October 15 approved the reimbursement listing of five new medicines, with the official NHI listing date set for October 22. This time, Teijin Pharma’s hypoparathyroidism therapy Yorvipath (palopegteriparatide) fell prey to the…
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