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Leqembi Subject to Cost Control Rule for Potential Big Sellers, MHLW Still Set to Meet Listing Deadline
Japan approved its first Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-modifying therapy, Leqembi (lecanemab), on September 25. The drug is almost certain to trigger a cost control rule for potential blockbusters, which requires ad-hoc price-setting discussions prior to the actual pricing process, but the…
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