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 Earmarks 3 Billion Yen in FY2020 Extra Budget to Support Construction of API Facilities
The government’s FY2020 third supplementary budget, which was approved by the Cabinet on December 15, includes 3 billion yen for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to help drug makers build manufacturing facilities in Japan for APIs for…
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