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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Unexpected Demand Triggers Supply Curb for Eisai’s ALS Med Just 3 Months after Launch; Patients Urge Early Response
Eisai began restricting shipments of Rozebalamin (mecobalamin) just three months after it was released as the first new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug in Japan in nearly a decade. The company admits that it “underestimated demand” and says it could…
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