The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on September 27 approved Japan’s first Rituxan (rituximab) biosimilar by Sandoz, which will be marketed and distributed through its partner Kyowa Hakko Kirin. The Sandoz biosimilar could join the NHI price list…
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