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Chuikyo Clears NHI Listing for Amchepry, Akuugo, and Zolgensma Intrathecal
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on May 13 approved the NHI listing of three regenerative medicine products, including Sumitomo Pharma’s iPSC-derived Parkinson’s disease therapy Amchepry (raguneprocel), all carrying hefty price tags. The three products — Sumitomo Pharma’s allogeneic…
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