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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Flight Cuts, Fuel Costs Tied to Iran Crisis Threaten API Imports: Trader
Prolonged conflicts in the Middle East could begin to disrupt Japan’s API imports from Europe through higher fuel costs and reduced airfreight capacity, an industry group head warned. Ichiro Fujikawa, chairman of the Japan Pharmaceutical Traders’ Association, raised the concern…
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