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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Meiji Pharma Pursuing Low-Cost Strategy to Weather Storm in Generics Space, Overseas Plants Hold Key
Japan’s generic market is hitting a plateau soon. Incentive measures rolled out by the government since 2002 have driven its growth, with the country’s volume-based generic utilization rate expected to reach 80% next year. However, room for a further leap…
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