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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Pfizer Japan President Igarashi Takes Helm as PhRMA Japan Chair
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) said on January 5 that Hiroo Igarashi, president of Pfizer Japan, has assumed the role of chair of its Japan-based Executive Committee (JBEC), effective January 1. Igarashi succeeds Simone Thomsen, president of…
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