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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Sawai and Kaigen Submit Biz Improvement Plans to Osaka Govt
Sawai Pharmaceutical and Kaigen Pharma have each submitted a business improvement plan to Osaka authorities in response to the administrative punishments they received in December, the prefectural government revealed on February 13. At the day’s regular press conference, the Osaka…
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