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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Chugai Presses on with Japan Development of 3 COVID-19 Drugs, Aims for Antibody Cocktail Filing in 2021: President
Chugai Pharmaceutical is currently focusing on the Japan development of three COVID-19 treatment candidates - antibody cocktail therapy, immunomodulator Actemra (tocilizumab), and novel oral therapy AT-527, President and CEO Osamu Okuda said on May 12. The antibody cocktail therapy of…
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