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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New Minister Eager to Keep 30% Deduction Cap for R&D Tax Credit System
New health minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki has pledged to work all out to maintain the current provisional deduction ceiling for Japan’s special R&D tax credit system to rejuvenate the pharmaceutical industry. Mr Shiozaki told industry reporters on September 8 that it…
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