A bill to amend the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices (PMD) Law is expected to be submitted to the ordinary session of the Diet this year, which was convened on January 17 for a 150-day run. The proposed amendment is for…
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Chuikyo Calls for Combining Multiple Steps to Curb Spend for Potential Super Big Sellers Like Aducanumab, No Objection to Listing
Both payer and healthcare provider members of Japan’s key drug pricing panel on November 5 called for controlling spending of potentially super-big-seller medicines that might rake in annual revenue of hundreds of billions of yen by combining and even tightening…
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