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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LDP Project Team Flags Drug Pricing as Key to Investment
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) project team on strengthening drug discovery capabilities on March 18 underscored the importance of drug pricing in attracting investments, as it reviewed progress on a government-led public-private investment roadmap. The team — under the…
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