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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2 Camps of Biosimilar Makers Seek Japan Approval for Nesp Follow-Ons
Two camps of drug makers led by JCR Pharmaceutical and Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho filed Japan applications on September 28 for their respective biosimilar versions of Nesp (darbepoetin alfa), according to the companies’ announcements the same day. JCR has been collaborating…
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