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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MHLW Simplifies Repatha Optimal Use Guidelines
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has switched the optimal use promotion guidelines for Amgen’s PCSK9 inhibitor Repatha (evolocumab) to a simplified format, according to a ministry notification issued on October 1. The move follows the approval of…
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