LEQEMBI® to be launched in Japan for Alzheimer’s disease on December 20
Stockholm, Sweden, December 13, 2023 – BioArctic AB's (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) partner Eisai today announced that LEQEMBI (lecanemab) will be launched in Japan on December 20, following its scheduled inclusion in the price listing on the Japan National Health Insurance (NHI) drug price list.LEQEMBI obtained manufacturing and marketing approval for the indication of slowing progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Japan on September 25, 2023. In addition to inclusion in Japan’s NHI drug price list, the products Optimal