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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Drug Prices Cut by 4.67% in FY2024 Revision, 314 APIs to Keep Full Prices with PMP
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) unveiled the new NHI prices to be applied under the FY2024 drug price revision in the official gazette on March 5. All in all, drug prices will be shaved by 4.67%, effective…
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