Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
BUSINESS
Concerns Grow over Supply of Cephem Antibiotics after Choseido Plant Halt
Japan is seeing growing woes over the supply of antibiotics in the wake of manufacturing issues detected at Choseido Pharmaceutical, which have brought its key plant offline. All major third-generation cephem antibiotics, both originals and generics, are now subject to…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Choseido’s Kawauchi Plant Suspended for 1 Month on GMP Violation
March 28, 2025
- Academic Society Frets Availability of 1st-Gen Oral Cephems amid Choseido Halt
June 24, 2024
- Choseido Contract Manufactured Cephem Antibiotics for 8 Firms
June 14, 2024
- Sawai Recalls Antibiotic Cefdinir Manufactured by Choseido, 4 Other APIs
May 27, 2024
- Choseido Violates GMP Once Again with Cefdinir, More Cases Being Probed
May 27, 2024
BUSINESS
- 3 Chugai Researchers Win Lasker Award for Hemlibra Discovery
September 10, 2026
- Sandoz Readies Multiple Biosimilar Launches in Japan for 2027
September 10, 2026
- Kyowa Kirin Says Strong Low-Dose Effect Behind KHK4951 PII Miss
September 10, 2026
- Medipal Names Imagawa as New CEO in 1st Leadership Change in 14 Years
September 9, 2026
- Kyowa Kirin’s nAMD Med Misses Mark in Global PII Study
September 9, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to respond to the US most-favored-nation (MFN) drug pricing policy to safeguard timely…
We had just gotten off a call with a client in Europe, and we’d received a bit of an earful. “Philip,” the client pressed, “what can this candidate bring to us? We know what he does, but what has he…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government on March 7 announced new NHI prices to be applied in the FY2025 drug price revision, revealing…
The Japanese government approved a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act at its Cabinet meeting on…
Japan’s health ministry doled out regulatory approvals for a throng of new medicines on December 27 including Eli Lilly’s obesity…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…