The Japan presidents of foreign pharma companies are no longer hiding their concerns about the stagnation of drug development in the Japanese market. In their business briefings for 2021, many of them made explicit criticism against what they see as…
REGULATORY
Chuikyo Discusses Spillover Rules in Market Expansion Re-Pricing, PMP Criteria towards FY2022 Reform
A health ministry drug pricing panel on October 20 launched full-fledged discussions on specific topics towards the reimbursement policy reform in April 2022, including so-called “spillover rules” in market expansion re-pricing and criteria for the price maintenance premium (PMP). Members…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Chuikyo Calls for Combining Multiple Steps to Curb Spend for Potential Super Big Sellers Like Aducanumab, No Objection to Listing
November 8, 2021
- Chuikyo Calls for Balanced Price-Setting for “Specific-Use” Drugs, Sakigake Products
August 5, 2021
- Pharma Groups Want Price Maintenance for Patented Meds, Payer Sees It “Natural” to Rectify Gap: Chuikyo
May 13, 2021
- Chuikyo Reps Warn Each Other over 2% Adjustment Rate in Drug Price Revisions
April 22, 2021
- MHLW Presents Discussion Timeline for FY2022 Reform
April 15, 2021
REGULATORY
- Chuikyo OKs Listing of 14 Drugs on May 25, Biggest Peak Sales Forecast for Vabysmo
May 19, 2022
- Japan Govt Promulgates Economic Security Law
May 19, 2022
- Cabometyx Likely to Escape CEA Scheme Unscathed with No Price Cut
May 19, 2022
- 4 Drugs Face Zero Premium Rule for Low Cost Disclosures: May Price Listing
May 19, 2022
- Impact of Annual Price Revisions on Pharma Industry Hard to Gauge Comprehensively: Govt
May 19, 2022
The missing ingredient for managers is not their skill, ability, or education. Academic achievements and business success will get runs on the board, to a certain level. However, that is just half of the story.Leaders come in all shapes and…
The average ratio of females in managerial posts at Japanese drug makers has finally reached a double-digit number, at 10.0%, a Jiho survey found. However, this is still well below a near-25% ratio logged by foreign players operating in the…
Authorized generic (AG) strategies taken by innovative drug makers might help soften the impact of generic competition in their businesses but such tactics might also accelerate the application of “G1”/“G2” price cuts for their off-patent brand-name medicines, a Jiho tally…
Japan’s health ministry announced new NHI prices to be applied in April under the FY2022 drug price revision in the official gazette on March 4, with the earlier application of so-called “G1” price cuts to be implemented for the first…
A total of 15 new drugs (APIs) joined the NHI price list in 2021 with peak sales forecasts topping at 10 billion yen, many of them in the area of orphan diseases and with few mega launches, according to a…