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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Kowa Loses Trademark Suit against Meiji Seika Pharma
Kowa has lost its case against Meiji Seika Pharma over the trademark of Kowa’s hyperlipidemia treatment Livalo (pitavastatin), Jiho learned. Kowa has already appealed the decision. Kowa filed lawsuits with the Tokyo District Court in January, alleging that Meiji Seika…
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