Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) was approved in Japan in March. While it skipped the May round of reimbursement listing, physicians eagerly await the arrival of what would be the first new obesity drug in three decades. Other companies…
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JPMA’s Nakatani Says Transparency Guidelines Will Go into Force in April as Planned
Hiroaki Nakatani, senior managing director of the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA), said on February 21 that the association’s transparency guidelines will be implemented in April as scheduled despite concerns by doctors that the rule will undermine their personal information…
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