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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Chugai to Defer Domestic Supply of Elevidys amid Safety Review
Chugai Pharmaceutical said at its earnings briefing on July 24 that it will hold off on initiating the domestic supply of Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), as it reviews safety issues linked to the…
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