A total of 43 innovative new medicines are anticipated to be approved or listed in Japan this year, according to a survey by Jiho. At the center of attention are some highly innovative, but probably ultra-expensive, gene therapies, as well…
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MHLW Panel Urges Better Application of Emergency Approval
Many members of a key Japanese health ministry panel on January 12 called for the improved application of a newly established emergency approval system, which was first applied in November to Shionogi’s COVID-19 treatment Xocova Tablets (ensitrelvir). The calls were…
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