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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Pfizer Files Abrocitinib in Japan; 3rd Oral JAK Inhibitor for Atopic Dermatitis
Pfizer said on December 9 that it has filed a new drug application in Japan for its oral JAK inhibitor abrocitinib for atopic dermatitis (AD). The drug is Japan’s third oral JAK inhibitor filed for this indication, following Eli Lilly’s…
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