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Chuikyo OKs Listing of Harvoni, Peak Sales Put at 119 Billion Yen in 2nd Year
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on August 26 approved the NHI price listing of Gilead Sciences K.K.’s chronic hepatitis C drug Harvoni (ledipasvir + sofosbuvir), which is expected to rack up 119 billion yen in the second year…
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