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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Biosimilar Efficacy Trials Can Be Waived under Certain Conditions: MHLW
Japan’s health ministry has clarified that comparative clinical efficacy trials for biosimilars can be omitted if sufficient data demonstrate biosimilarity to the reference biologic through pharmacokinetic (PK) or pharmacodynamic (PD) studies. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) clarified…
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