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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Don’t Give Hasty COVID-19 Nod for Existing Drugs, Follow Int’l Rules for Avigan Approval: JMA
Yoshitake Yokokura, president of the Japan Medical Association (JMA), on May 20 warned against hasty approval for Fujifilm’s antiviral Avigan (favipiravir) for the treatment of COVID-19, while proposing its use in the current off-label framework for high-risk patients. “We have…
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