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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Hisamitsu’s Osteoarthritis Patch Drug Delivers Positive PII Data; PIII Launch Planned in FY2020
Japanese patch drug powerhouse Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical said on November 26 that its analgesic transdermal patch HP-5000 (diclofenac) delivered positive data in a PII clinical study conducted in the US for the treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain. The study demonstrated its…
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