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Drugmaker Takeda to introduce value-based pricing in Europe

Japanese company to refund Crohn's disease patients with no improvements

Biologics, which require complex manufacturing processes, carry hefty price tags.

TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical will adopt value-based pricing for expensive biopharmaceuticals starting in Europe, becoming the first Japanese drugmaker to test a method that charges only patients whose conditions have improved and possibly igniting a debate for introduction here. 

Takeda is looking to adopt the pricing mechanism for a stem cell therapy called Alofisel for a complication of Crohn's disease. Because of the complex production method that involves cell cultivation, the drug is expected to carry a price tag of an estimated 60,000 euros ($67,000).

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