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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Pharma Renews Call to Scrap “Spillover,” “Huge-Seller” Rules as FY2026 Talks Enter Final Stretch
Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026 drug pricing reform, with pharma groups again pressing to abolish both the “special” market expansion re-pricing scheme and the “spillover”…
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