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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Japan Approves AbbVie’s Aquipta, Novo’s IcoSema, Pfizer’s Tukysa, and More
Japan granted regulatory approvals for a batch of new medicines and label expansions on February 19 including AbbVie’s migraine therapy Aquipta (atogepant) and Novo Nordisk’s once-weekly insulin-GLP-1 combo Kyinsu (insulin icodec + semaglutide), otherwise known as IcoSema. The Ministry of…
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