The Blackstone Group, a major US private equity firm, has announced the acquisition of Takeda Consumer Healthcare Company (TCHC), a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical. Investment funds and other industries have been putting out feelers toward the pharmaceutical sector in recent…
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Generic APIs at Crossroads
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Generic APIs at Crossroads - 4: Professor Calls for Monitoring Drugs Liable to Be in Short Supply, Drawing Up Lists of Substitutes
August 17, 2020
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Generic APIs at Crossroads - 3: Gx Society Sets Up Committee for Discussions with Healthcare Providers and API Manufacturers
August 14, 2020
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Generic APIs at Crossroads - 2: Traders’ Group Urges Simpler Regulatory Procedures to Facilitate API Substitution
August 13, 2020
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Generic APIs at Crossroads - 1: Sawai Quality Chief Says Current Biz Structure Hampers Manufacturing Repatriation
July 29, 2020
Measures focusing on risk management should be necessary to prevent disruptions in API supplies, Prof. Hiroyuki Sakamaki of Kanagawa University…
Nearly a year after the introduction of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) drug promotion guidelines in April…
Advancements in modified oligonucleotide technologies has been the key driver behind a spate of approvals in the oligonucleotide therapeutics space…
Japan’s key reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of its FY2020 drug pricing reform next April, with…
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on November 27 added to the NHI price list Japan’s first biosimilars of Avastin (bevacizumab), Nesp (darbepoetin alfa), and Forteo (teriparatide). The NHI prices of first biosimilars are set at 70% of…
A total of 51 new drugs joined the NHI price list in 2019, which are expected to generate combined peak sales of 373 billion yen, according to Jiho’s tally of data submitted to a key reimbursement policy panel. The relatively…
Some seven years in the making, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) finally rolled out a cost-effectiveness assessment…
Japan will go ahead with the introduction of a cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme for drugs and medical devices in April…
As we accelerate along the information superhighway, one thing is certain. At this moment, we have access to more knowledge at the click of a button than any other point in human history. It’s an exciting opportunity, especially within the…