Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Chuikyo OKs Listing of Astellas’ AML Med, Lilly’s Verzenio and More on Nov. 20
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key health ministry reimbursement panel better known as Chuikyo, on November 14 approved NHI price listing for 12 new drugs on November 20, including Astellas Pharma’s sakigake-designated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment Xospata…
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