Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Add Myasthenia Gravis, Myositis to Opdivo Label: MHLW
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notification on September 15, calling on Ono Pharmaceutical to revise the package insert for its anti-PD-1 antibody nivolumab (brand name: Opdivo) to add myasthenia gravis and myositis as clinically significant…
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