Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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MHLW OKs Japan’s 1st PD-L1 Inhibitor, 8-Week Hep C Med, Ibrance and More
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approved a throng of new medicines on September 27, including Japan’s first PD-L1 inhibitor Bavencio (avelumab) by Merck Serono and Pfizer, and AbbVie’s eight-week hepatitis C therapy Maviret (glecaprevir + pibrentasvir). Bavencio…
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