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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Price Maintenance Premium Granted to 335 APIs/555 Products; Novartis Top PMP Earner
A total of 335 innovative APIs/555 products will be granted the price maintenance premium (PMP) in next month’s drug price revision, with Novartis Pharma enjoying the largest number of eligible products, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare…
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