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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Trade Groups Push Proper Pricing of Innovative Drugs to Restore Attractiveness of Japan: LDP Confab
Major Japanese and western trade groups on March 18 urged lawmakers to ensure appropriate price-settings for innovative medicines so as to reinstate Japan’s status as an attractive pharmaceutical market, which has been eroded with myriad rule changes in recent years.…
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