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Japan Reimburses Zolbetuximab, To Cut Price Of Imfinzi, Others

Impact Of Cost Rules, CEA

 
• By Lisa Takagi

The first-in-class anti-CLDN 18.2 antibody zolbetuximab will face cost-effectiveness assessment in Japan in the near future, as the country applies stricter reimbursement pricing policies to gain transparency in expenditure through its healthcare reimbursement structure.

Japan announced a series of pricing for new drugs and diagnostics.
Japan announces grants latest group of reimbursement prices • Source: Shutterstock

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has announced its latest list of reimbursement prices for recently approved drugs, including for products which obtained their global-first approval in March.

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