The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Chugai to Absorb Renalys Pharma in Late December
Chugai Pharmaceutical said on November 18 that it will merge Renalys Pharma into the company on December 29, following its planned acquisition of the biotech, which owns the IgA nephropathy drug sparsentan in Japan and several other Asian markets. In…
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