Biopharmaceutical wholesalers in Japan play broader roles than their counterparts overseas. Beyond logistics and distribution, wholesalers perform a variety of tasks related to finance, safety, and commercialization. Such functions are typically cited as justification for various fees, rebates, and allowances…
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- Nephrology Society Compiles New Drug Development Guidelines for Advanced CKD; Will Guidelines for Early-Stage CKD Follow?
March 1, 2018
- LSI Medience, NCC, and NIBIOHN Team Up for National Project to Develop PDX Mice
February 26, 2018
- Major Drug Makers to Join in AMED Project to Develop “Organs on Chips” as New Tools for Drug Discovery
February 22, 2018
- Overseas Meta-Analyses Find Increased Risk of CKD in Patients Who Use PPIs; Japanese Society of Nephrology Plans Study of Japanese Patients
February 2, 2018
- Japan Pediatric Society Launches New Scheme to Promote Development of Pediatric Drugs, Prevent Drug Lag
January 11, 2018
- Japan Dermatological Association Opposes Restrictions on Hirudoid Prescriptions, Warns against Hasty Decision
December 27, 2017
- Neurology Society Revises Epilepsy Treatment Guidelines; Adding Zonisamide as 1st-Line Drug for Partial Onset Seizures
December 12, 2017
- Neurology Society Revises Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Guidelines, Emphasizing L-Dopa-Based Early Treatment
December 12, 2017
- In Renewed Attempt, Tokushima Univ. Starts IIT for Eisai-Dropped ALS Drug Candidate
November 9, 2017
- Japan’s 1st Constipation Treatment Guidelines Recommend Drugs Acting on Epithelial Function Including Amitiza
October 25, 2017
- Nephrology Society to Build Database, Biobank to Support Drug Discovery; Some 20 Companies Interested in Collaboration
October 13, 2017
- AMED Study Group to Investigate Drugs to Recommend in Elderly Depression Patients; Findings to Be Reflected in New Guidelines
September 7, 2017
- Over 150 Clinical Trials of Epigenetic Drugs, Some with Novel Mechanisms of Action, Underway Worldwide
August 31, 2017
- Opdivo-Induced Myasthenia Gravis Tends to Become Severe: Keio Researchers
August 21, 2017
- Japan Gastric Cancer Association to Wait for Opdivo Nod before Guidelines Update, Keytruda Won’t Make It This Time
August 16, 2017
- NCCHD to Launch Panel to Study Real-World Drug Use in Children, Findings Might Be Used for Label Revisions
August 8, 2017
- Kyoto Univ. to Commence Trial of Drug Candidate Discovered in iPS Cells Research for Rare Bone Disease
August 3, 2017
- Drug Vial Optimization Reduces Drug Expenditure, with Biggest Savings for Opdivo: Study
August 2, 2017
- Hypertension Treatment Guidelines for Elderly Finalized with Recommendations on Dosage Reduction, Discontinuation
July 21, 2017
- JSHR to Conduct 20-Year Follow-Up Study in Up to 100,000 Patients to Determine Efficacy of H. Pylori Eradication Therapy at Preventing Stomach Cancer
July 14, 2017
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