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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Sakigake: Now and Future (5) - BioCryst’s BCX7353 Would Be Japan’s 1st Drug for Preventing Angioedema Attacks
BCX7353, which is currently being developed by the US bioventure company BioCryst, obtained designation under the sakigake fast-track review pathway for an indication of management of angioedema attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE). The sakigake application was submitted by…
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