The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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At a meeting on May 23, the CDFS's Second Committee on Drugs recommended approval of 1) Merck KGaA's molecular-targeted anticancer agent Erbitux Injection 100 mg (cetuximab (recombinant)), 2) sanofi-aventis' Thymoglobulin for IV Drip Infusion 25 mg (anti-human thymocyte rabbit immunoglobulin),…
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