REGULATORY
Pharma Industry Backs MHLW Proposal to Scrap PMP Indicators: Chuikyo Hearing
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) held an industry hearing towards the FY2024 drug pricing reform on December 6. Pharma trade groups supported a health ministry proposal to abolish company indicators currently used to determine the rates of the…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Chuikyo Agrees to Scrap Company Indicators to Rank PMP-Eligible Firms
December 14, 2023
- JPWA Calls for Permanent Mechanism to Shore Up Drug Prices
December 7, 2023
- MHLW Proposes Tightening 40% Entry Pricing for New Oral Generics
November 30, 2023
- MHLW Pushes Boosted Launch Premiums, Slew of Other Pricing Steps to Reward Innovation
November 30, 2023
- No Consensus on PMP Company Criteria, Likely Review for Spillover Rule: Chuikyo
November 30, 2023
REGULATORY
- MHLW to Set Up Expert Panel on Using Disease Registries in Drug Development
January 13, 2026
- Chuikyo Moves to Allow Special Mixed-Billing for Santen’s Myopia Drug
January 13, 2026
- Japan Panel to Review AbbVie’s Aquipta, Ipsen’s Sohonos on January 23
January 13, 2026
- MHLW Pharma Director Says Uniform Drug Price Hike “Not Realistic,” Targeted Support Preferred
January 9, 2026
- MHLW Issues Guidance on Revised PMD Act Ahead of May Enforcement
January 6, 2026
Let’s ditch the stuffy jargon and talk about AI in HR like real humans.One of the biggest myths floating around is that AI is coming to steal our jobs. Newsflash: that’s not happening. Sure, AI can handle the boring stuff…





