Impact of Oligonucleotides

The Executive Committee on Global Health and Human Security has compiled draft proposals to further promote pharmaceutical and medical device regulatory harmonization in Asia. While the proposals revolve around initiatives for two main pillars - building clinical trial networks and…

When Jiho surveyed drug makers on the non-sales criteria they use to evaluate reps’ performance, it received a variety of…

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…

Look into the heart of every successful company, the businesses that have made a real impact on the world, and you’ll notice they all share a common trait.The people. But not just any people, as Jim Collins famously said…“People are…