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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Senju, Novartis Ink Promotion Tie-Up for Eye Drug Beovu in Japan
Senju Pharmaceutical said on February 2 that it has signed a domestic partnership agreement for the promotion of Novartis Pharma’s ophthalmic VEGF inhibitor Beovu (brolucizumab).Under the deal, Senju will begin providing information to healthcare providers starting this month. Novartis will…
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