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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Japan OKs Listing of Ambelvist, Dojolvi, Sohonos, and Finally Inrebic
Quick Look: Four new drugs will be added to Japan’s NHI price list on May 20: Ambelvist, Dojolvi, Sohonos, and Inrebic. Two orphan drugs — Dojolvi and Sohonos — saw their premiums effectively wiped out under the “zero” coefficient rule,…
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