On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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Takeda Files Zasocitinib for Three Psoriasis Indications in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on November 11 that it has filed a new drug application in Japan for zasocitinib (TAK-279), a once-daily oral selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, for three forms of psoriasis in patients with inadequate responses to existing…
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