Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Takeda’s OBLEAN Near-Certain to Debut as Japan’s 1st Anti-Obesity Drug in 20 Years
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s OBLEAN Tablets 120 mg (cetilistat) cleared a key health ministry committee last month, pending to become the first anti-obesity drug to win approval in Japan in some 20 years. It is the first time for the Japanese pharmaceutical…
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