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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Survey Finds Unexpectedly Low Market Prices for Injectable Generics; Industry to Accept 50% Rule
A health ministry survey found a surprisingly large gap between the reimbursement prices of injectable generics and their market prices, suggesting that a price war in the sector is accelerating in contradiction to claims made by a generic trade group,…
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