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GSK’s Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Trelegy Delayed, First Product under Full CEA Scheme
Last May, GlaxoSmithKline’s COPD therapy Trelegy (fluticasone furoate + umeclidinium + vilanterol) became the first drug selected for Japan’s full-scale cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme. A year later, regulators revealed that GSK’s CEA was delayed by two months, with the company…
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