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- Will topical JAK inhibitors be launched?
- by Son, Hyung Min Mar 25, 2025 05:57am
- Topical formulation of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors with the substantial advantage of administration convenience is entering the market for atopic dermatitis. Unlike oral formulations, a topical drug formulation can be directly applied to the skin. Thus, it has significantly improved treatment convenience. To date, Incyte's Opzelura is the o
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- Adempas’s nears reimb nearly 10 years after approval
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Mar 25, 2025 05:54am
- The reimbursement of the pulmonary arterial hypertension drug 'Adempas' is near in Korea, 10 years after its approval. The National Health Insurance Service is currently negotiating with Bayer Korea for its Adempas (riociguat). However, the negotiations are expected to be concluded and the drug listed soon. The negotiations for Adempas
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- HLB shares plummet upon 2nd FDA rejection of rivoceranib
- by Cha, Jihyun Mar 25, 2025 05:54am
- The shares of HLB Group affiliates plummeted as HLB's new drug for liver cancer failed to enter the US market again. The total market capitalization of HLB Group stocks evaporated by over KRW 3 trillion in a single day. However, this did not cause a simultaneous drop in domestic bio stocks. HLB Group's 10 listed affiliates evaporate by KR
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- The first RSV vaccine 'Arexvy' to launch in May in Korea
- by Whang, byung-woo Mar 25, 2025 05:54am
- As the launching date of Arexvy, known as the first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, has been announced, the company aims to challenge a market share. According to industry sources on March 22, GSK Korea has confirmed the launching date of the RSV-LRTD vaccine, Arexvy, as May. Arexvy received approval from the Ministry of Food and D
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- New law proposed for the cancer and rare disease fund
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Mar 25, 2025 05:54am
- A bill to establish a new fund for cancer and rare diseases to strengthen patient access to ultra-high-priced drugs has been proposed to the National Assembly. The fund will be raised through transfers and deposits from other funds, such as the lottery fund. On the 24th, National Assembly member Myeong-ok Seo (People Power Party), a me
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- 'Xeljanz' reimbursed for juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Mar 24, 2025 05:52am
- 'Xeljanz' has become the first JAK inhibitor to be reimbursed for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has recently announced on the administrative notification board regarding the 'The Criteria and Scope of National Health Insurance (Pharmaceuticals)' that the reimbursement criteria fo
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- RSV vaccine Beyfortus lands in Big 5 Hospitals in Korea
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Mar 24, 2025 05:52am
- The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) preventive antibody injection ‘Beyfortus’ has landed in the Big 5 tertiary hospitals in Korea. According to industry sources, Sanofi Korea's Beyfortus (nirsevimab) has passed the drug committees (DCs) of the Big 5 tertiary hospitals in Korea, including Samsung Medical Center, Seoul National Universi
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- Tepmetko, Tevimbra granted reimbursement in Korea
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Mar 24, 2025 05:52am
- New anticancer drugs Tepmetko and Tevimbra will be included in the list of reimbursed drugs as of April 1 in Korea. In addition, the economic burden on the patients is expected to be significantly reduced as the co-insurance rate for abiraterone acetate drugs such as Zytiga has been reduced for the first-line treatment of castration-resis
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- How Tevimbra was reimbursed in Korea first
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Mar 24, 2025 05:52am
- BeiGene Korea's Tevimbra will be reimbursed in Korea from next month as a second-line treatment for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, a type of esophageal cancer. It is the first immuno-oncology drug to be covered for esophageal cancer. In particular, the drug is drawing attention as it was covered in South Korea before the A8 countries
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- Bispecific multiple myeloma drug 'Talvey' can be prescribed
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Mar 21, 2025 06:00am
- New bispecific multiple myeloma drug 'Talvey' can now be prescribed at general hospitals. According to industry sources, Janssen Korea's Talvey (talquetamab) has passed the drug committees (DC) of tertiary general hospitals, including Samsung Medical Center and Seoul National Univeristy Hospital, and medical institutes, including Pusan Na
