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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Sawai Prevails in Patent Suit against Viatris over Amitiza Generic
Sawai Pharmaceutical said on March 3 that it has won a patent infringement lawsuit over its generic version of Viatris Pharmaceuticals Japan’s chronic constipation drug Amitiza (lubiprostone). Sawai said its Amitiza generic — which received regulatory approval in Japan in…
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