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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Industry Pushes PMP Coverage for Additional Indications, Payers See This Need Too but Only for Certain Products: Chuikyo
Pharma trade groups on November 5 renewed their call for expanding the scope of products eligible for the price maintenance premium (PMP) to include drugs that add new indications that meet the criteria for utility premiums granted at launch. Payers…
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