The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Japan’s Amended Next-Gen Medical Infrastructure Law Takes Effect
The Diet-enacted amendment of the so-called next-generation medical infrastructure law was enforced on April 1, creating a new category of data called “pseudonymized medical information” with a view to its use in regulatory submissions. The amendment of the law, formally…
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