Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Xarelto Copycats Earn Blessing, AG Might also Get on Board
The slew of generic drugs given the green light towards the NHI price listing this December included copycat versions of Bayer Yakuhin’s anticoagulant Xarelto (rivaroxaban). This could possibly drive the listing of its authorized generic (AG), approved over two years…
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