Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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GSK Launches Anti-Malaria Drug Malarone in Japan
GlaxoSmithKline K.K. (GSK) launched its anti-malaria drug Malarone Combination Tablets (atovaquone + proguanil HCl) on February 22. It is the first anti-malaria drug launched in Japan in about 11 years. The NHI price is set at 484.30 yen per tablet.…
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