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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4-Year Grace Period Was Good News, but More Should Be Done for Re-Pricing Exclusion: FPMAJ
The introduction of a four-year grace period for so-called “spillover” re-pricing in April marked a certain improvement, but more reforms need to be done for exclusion criteria for such price cuts, the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ)…
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