The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Xolair Faces 37.3% Price Slash, Keytruda 20.9% in April: MHLW
Japan on March 5 announced new NHI prices for listed medicines, effective April 1, revealing a 37.3% slash for Novartis Pharma’s Xolair (omalizumab) after its label expansion into pollen allergy, and a further 20.9% reduction for MSD’s fast-growing blockbuster Keytruda…
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