- Policy
- Pediatric orphan drug Qarziba·Bylvay selected as the No. 1
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Jun 27, 2023 05:47am
- Qarziba and Bylvay, treatments for rare diseases in children, were selected side by side as the first target drugs for the government's parallel pilot project of 'applying for permission-reimbursement evaluation-negotiation of drug price'. Qarziba is a treatment for neuroblastoma, and Bylvay is a treatment for progressive cholestatic pruritu
- Company
- Boryung Lenvima passed the first hurdle of the patent challe
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Jun 26, 2023 05:53am
- Boryung succeeded in crossing the first hurdle in the patent challenge for Lenvima, a liver cancer treatment. If the remaining two patents are avoided or invalidated, the early generic release is expected to be faster. According to the pharmaceutical industry on the 23rd, the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeals Board sided with Boryeong i
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- Cibinqo is slightly cheaper than Rinvoq in Korea
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jun 26, 2023 05:53am
- With Pfizer’s Cibinqo (abrocitinib), which is attracting attention as an oral treatment option for adolescent patients with atopic dermatitis, set to be listed for reimbursement in July this year, its competition with the already-reimbursed Rinvoq sustained-release tablet (Upadacitinib), is expected to start in full-scale next month. Ci
- Company
- Entresto’s reimb for HFrEF is extended again
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Jun 26, 2023 05:53am
- The reimbursement standards for the heart failure treatment ‘Entresto’ has been extended once again. According to industry sources, the reimbursement standards for Entresto (sacubitril) will be revised starting next month (July) to cover its use in combination with
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] Where's the wrong answer note
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Jun 26, 2023 05:53am
- The government is preparing the '2nd National Health Insurance Comprehensive Plan' to be implemented for five years until 2028. The focus of the pharmaceutical industry is on drug spending policies. This is because it is expected to contain the framework of the entire reimbursement system, from new drugs to generics. In the first National
- Policy
- Opsumit price cut by 30%
- by Kim, Jung-Ju Jun 26, 2023 05:52am
- Janssen's blockbuster pulmonary arterial hypertension drug Opsumit 10mg (Micronized Macitentan) will drop by 30% on the 1st of next month. In addition to the reimbursement of Maciten, the first generic drug that acquired generic for exclusivity, the drug price cut was applied in a cascading fashion. An addition is applied here, so after a yea
- Policy
- Breast cancer Tx Ibrance’s AE rate at 86%...6yr PMS results
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Jun 23, 2023 05:45am
- Post-marketing surveillance results of Pfizer Korea’s breast cancer treatment ‘Ibrance Cap (palbociclib)’ showed an adverse event rate of 86.01% for the drug. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety prepared a label change order (draft) items based on its reevaluation results and will be conducting an opinion inquiry until the 5th of next
- Company
- Xospata makes progress for reimb...up for DREC review
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Jun 23, 2023 05:45am
- The reimbursement review for the acute myeloid leukemia treatment Xospata is making way to overcome the existing restriction that limits the reimbursement to 4 cycles. According to industry sources, Xospata (gilteritinib), Astellas Korea’s new drug for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with an FLT3 mutatio
- Policy
- Scemblix is listed in July
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jun 23, 2023 05:45am
- Novartis' 4th-generation chronic myelogenous leukemia drug Scemblix is expected to be listed for reimbursement in July. This drug is used as monotherapy for 3 or more lines, and reimbursement is applied when used in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia aged 18 years or older. On the 22nd, HIRA announced the revision of the reimbursemen
- Company
- IND of LegoChem Bio's ADC was approved by the FDA
- by Hwang, Jin-joon Jun 23, 2023 05:44am
- LegoChem Bioscience announced on the 22nd that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a phase 1/2 clinical trial plan (IND) for 'LCB84' targeting various solid cancers such as triple-negative breast cancer and colorectal cancer. It submitted a clinical trial protocol to the FDA in May and obtained plan app
