On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu, Novartis’ Beovu, Novo’s Ozempic OK’ed for Listing on May 20
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on May 13 approved the listing of 18 drugs on May 20 including Daiichi Sankyo’s cancer drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) and Novartis’ wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment Beovu (brolucizumab). The Central Social Insurance Medical…
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