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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Full Resumption of Quake-Hit Santen Plant Delayed into April
Japanese ophthalmology powerhouse Santen Pharmaceutical said on March 11 that its plan to fully resume operations of its plant hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake will be pushed back into April or later. The company previously said that production lines…
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