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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3rd Sakigake Invitation for Drugs Slated for This Autumn: MHLW
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is planning to invite applications around October for the third batch of products for designation under the sakigake fast-track review scheme, the Japan equivalent of the FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy program. The plan…
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