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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Otsuka’s Samsca Approved in Japan as World’s 1st ADPKD Treatment
Otsuka Pharmaceutical announced on March 24 that its vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist Samsca (tolvaptan) has been approved for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) as an additional indication in Japan. The drug can only be prescribed by physicians who participated…
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