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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Nichi-Iko to Set up Biosimilar Dept. in October to Push Remicade Follow-On
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical will establish a department responsible for marketing biosimilars and collecting information related to these products on October 1 as part of its organizational change, it said on September 20. The Japanese generic major envisages winning approval for a…
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