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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Januvia/Glactiv to See 10.1% Price Cut Due to Re-Pricing Following Market Expansion
According to the official notification of this year’s NHI drug price revision announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5, the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors Januvia (sitagliptin; MSD K.K.) and Glactiv (sitagliptin; Ono Pharmaceutical), and…
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