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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Sawai Cedes to Merck in Januvia Row, Accepts Patent Scope
Sawai Group Holdings has effectively conceded to Merck’s claims in a patent infringement lawsuit over its generic versions of the DPP-4 inhibitor Januvia (sitagliptin), acknowledging that the US drug maker’s substance patent also applies to the anhydrous form of the…
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