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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2022
Ultra-expensive SMA drug Zolgensma to get insurance benefits from August
21 July 2022 - Novartis' Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), the world's most expensive drug yet to treat spinal muscular atrophy, will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2022
'Government excessively controls drug prices, not recognising novel drugs' value'
15 July 2022 - The Government is wielding excessive power to lower drug prices without recognising the values of innovative ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2022
Celltrion Pharm's liver disease drug may lose insurance benefits
8 July 2022 - Celltrion's prescription liver disease treatment Godex might lose reimbursement because the HIRA recently decided to withdraw ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
Revlimid maintenance therapy passes reimbursement review
30 June 2022 - Revlimid maintenance therapy to treat multiple myeloma passed the health insurance review agency’s reimbursement review four ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2022
Reimbursement price of GERD drug Fexclu finalised at $0.73
29 June 2022 - The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s health insurance policy committee set the reimbursement price of Fexclu ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2022
HIRA reviews reimbursing antidiabetic combo therapies
15 June 2022 - HIRA has been analysing how new reimbursements for anti-diabetic combination therapies mixing oral SGLT-2 and DPP-4 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2022
Janssen’s psoriatic arthritis drug Tremfya gets insurance coverage
26 May 2022 - Janssen Korea said that the Ministry of Health and Welfare would begin to reimburse Tremfya, its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
BMS’ Sprycel reimbursement criteria to be broadened for paediatric Philadelphia chromosome positive ALL
19 May 2022 - The state health insurance review agency said it would broaden the reimbursement criteria for Sprycel (dasatinib), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2022
Korea clears permit for Samsung Bioepis’ Lucentis biosimilar after US
16 May 2022 - Samsung Bioepis received marketing approval for Amelivu (ranibizumab), a biosimilar referencing Lucentis to treat various eye ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2022
Digital health devices must prove a benefit to get reimbursement
13 May 2022 - Digital health care companies should prove that their devices can improve the quality of patient care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2022
Fertility drug Rekovelle gets reimbursable in combo with hMG
10 May 2022 - Ferring’s Rekovelle (follitropin delta), a treatment to promote egg production in ovaries, became reimbursable when used ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2022
HIRA unveils detailed reimbursement criteria for Olumiant, Rinvoq
10 May 2022 - Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib) and Abbvie’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) got health insurance benefits starting from May 1 to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2022
Prices of Tecentriq, Avastin go down due to broader insurance benefits
2 May 2022 - The Government granted health insurance benefits to the combination therapy of Tecentriq and Avastin to treat ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2022
Gilead Science’s hepatitis B drug Vemlidy gets expanded insurance benefit
2 May 2022 - Gilead Science Korea said its hepatitis B treatment Vemlidy (tenofovir alafenamide) started receiving expanded health insurance ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2022
Is it best to remove insurance benefits from drugs prescribed in bribery?
25 April 2022 - The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Insurance Policy Review Committee is scheduled to hold a ...