Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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AstraZeneca’s Oral SERD, MSD RSV Antibody Clear Japan Panel Review
Quick Look: An MHLW panel backed approval for five NMEs on May 25: AstraZeneca’s camizestrant, MSD’s clesrovimab, Sobi’s anakinra, Novartis’ remibrutinib, and Sun Pharma’s isotretinoin. The session also supported broader labels for Tibsovo, Minjuvi, Retevmo, Tevimbra, Imfinzi, Olumiant, and the…
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