Japan’s health ministry approved a slew of new medicines on September 25 including multiple “first of its kind” products, among them being GlaxoSmithKline’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy as well as Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab).Arexvy became the first…
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- MHLW to Launch Working Group on Drug Supply Info on Sept. 7
September 5, 2023
- 23 Suspected Violations in Promotion Activities Reported in FY2022: MHLW
September 5, 2023
- Dispensing Pharmacy Chief Nabbed for Obstruction of Public Bid
September 4, 2023
- Japan Launches Agency for Infectious Disease Crisis Management
September 4, 2023
- Relief Claims OK’ed for 54 More Deaths after COVID Vaccination
September 4, 2023
- Japan Approves Pfizer’s Omicron XBB.1.5 Vaccine, Moderna’s Still under Review
September 4, 2023
- MHLW Rejigs Organization, Infectious Disease Control Team Boots Up
September 1, 2023
- Industry Requests Rewards for SaMDs that Help Doctors’ Workstyle Reform
September 1, 2023
- Japan to Decide on COVID Health Funding from October, Assuming Shift to Normalcy Next Spring: Minister
September 1, 2023
- MHLW Must Streamline Operations via DX, Improve Staff’s Work-Life Balance: Official
September 1, 2023
- 8 New Cases of Unintentional Xocova Use Among Pregnant Patients, Adding Up to 15
August 31, 2023
- Chuikyo Payer Rep Floats Deferred Price Cuts for PMP upon Generic Entries
August 31, 2023
- MHLW Top Pharma Officer Remains Committed to Fast, Safe Access to Good Drugs
August 31, 2023
- MHLW to Unveil Draft of 2nd Package Strategy for SaMD on Sept. 6
August 31, 2023
- MHLW to Issue Development Requests for New Uses of Rituxan, Truvada, and More
August 31, 2023
- Medical DX Office to Kick Off in September, Explore Better Use of Medical Data for Drug Discovery
August 30, 2023
- MHLW Orders Label Revisions for Prazaxa, Smyraf, and More
August 30, 2023
- MHLW Panel OKs Inclusion of 5-in-1 Vaccine in National Immunization Program
August 30, 2023
- Label Revisions Ordered for CAR-T Therapies on Out-of-Spec Products
August 30, 2023
- Japan Panel Clears GSK’s Arexvy, 1st RSV Vaccine, for Approval
August 29, 2023
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