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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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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