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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Two new biosimilar versions of the anti-IL-12/23p40 antibody Stelara (ustekinumab) will join the NHI price list on May 21, along with a throng of additional dosage forms of existing products, according to the government’s official gazette issued on May 20.…
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