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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Huge Seller Price Slash to Hit Nexium/Takecab; Rituxan, 8 Other Brands to Face Market Expansion Re-Pricing
AstraZeneca’s acid reflux drug Nexium (esomeprazole) and its rival Takecab (vonoprazan) by Takeda Pharmaceutical will be slapped with a price slash of up to 25% in Japan in April 2018 as a key reimbursement policy panel has approved the application…
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