The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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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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