Japan is considering a new approach to its “special” market expansion re-pricing that would exclude drug sales tied to private…
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Japan to Apply Leqembi’s General Pricing Rules for Similar AD Therapies
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 13 adopted a broad policy for the pricing of expensive Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drugs including Eli Lilly’s Kisunla (donanemab), which was given the nod on the day for listing later this…
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