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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Astellas Looks to Be First to Market in HIF-PH Inhibitor Space
Astellas Pharma is pinning its hopes on its next generation renal anemia treatment roxadustat to help offset major US patent expiries looming in 2019, aiming for its launch as the first drug in a class of medicines called hypoxia-inducible factor…
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