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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Shionogi Set to Make “QOL Diseases” Next Leg of Business: CEO
Shionogi is looking to grow what it dubs “QOL diseases” as the next pillar of its business alongside the infectious diseases sector, with the CEO voicing his high hopes for Quviviq (daridorexant), an insomnia drug recently licensed from Nxera Pharma.…
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