Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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DMD Gene Therapy Elevidys Cleared for NHI Listing at 305 Million Yen
Japan’s key reimbursement panel has endorsed the NHI listing of Chugai Pharmaceutical’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) at a price tag of over 300 million yen per patient. The listing is scheduled for February 20. The Central…
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