Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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Kyowa Kirin Won’t Stop Drug Launches over MFN Pricing: CEO
Kyowa Kirin will not hold back drug launches over pricing concerns under the US most-favored-nation (MFN) policy, President and CEO Abdul Mullick said on November 2, reaffirming the company’s commitment to bringing medicines to patients worldwide. Speaking at an earnings…
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