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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Pfizer’s Ibrance Now Available in Japan
Pfizer’s blockbuster breast cancer med Ibrance (palbociclib) hit the Japan market on December 15 for the treatment of inoperable or recurrent cases, the company said on the same day. The drug, the world’s first cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor,…
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