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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Mr Tsuchiya of Eisai Disapproves Virtual Permission of Off-label Use of Generics Not Approved for the Same Indications as Their Original Drugs
At a briefing on Eisai’s settlement of accounts for the third quarter of FY2011 on February 2, Executive Vice President Yutaka Tsuchiya expressed dissatisfaction with a recent statement issued by the Health Insurance Claims Review and Reimbursement Services (Shiharai-kikin or…
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