Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Sakigake Tag Granted for Iclepertin, Brogidirsen
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on November 27 granted the sakigake fast-track designation for Boehringer Ingelheim’s iclepertin and Nippon Shinyaku’s brogidirsen.Iclepertin was designated for the proposed indication of cognitive symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Meanwhile, brogidirsen nabbed the…
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