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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AbbVie’s Hep C Drug OK’ed by PAFSC Committee, Setting Stage for Competition with Harvoni
The Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council’s (PAFSC) Second Committee on Drugs, an advisory organ to the health minister, endorsed approval of AbbVie’s interferon (IFN)-free fixed-dose combination tablets for hepatitis C. The oral treatment containing ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir will…
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