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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METI Clarifies Naphtha Comments, Reaffirms Medical Priority
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has moved to clarify recent remarks suggesting that naphtha would not be prioritized for medical use, saying the comments had caused a “misunderstanding.” Narumi Hosokawa, a senior official at METI’s Agency for…
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