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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Japan to End Priority Review for COVID Drugs and Vaccines after Severity Downgrade: Official
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will no longer apply its blanket priority review rule for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics once the disease’s severity status is downgraded in early May, an official said on April 19. In its…
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