The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) appears to be ready to begin post-launch drug price adjustments based on cost-effectiveness assessments (CEAs) for the first time since the system was introduced in April 2019. As price tweaks will be…
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Viatris Launches New Headquarters in Tokyo
The Viatris group launched a new head office within the building of Holland Hills Mori Tower in Toranomon, a business district of Minato-ku, Tokyo, effective April 1, integrating all head offices of its group companies, it said on April 5.…
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