Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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MHLW Proposes Introduction of Administrative Fines for Improperly Earned Revenues
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to introduce a system to impose administrative fines on companies that have generated revenues through misleading ads and other improper means, looking to incorporate it into a bill to amend the…
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