Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026…
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MHLW Sorts Out Schemes for Humanitarian Trials, Patient-Initiated Mixed Care
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notification to prefectural authorities on March 4, clarifying the relation between two new schemes - the Japan version of compassionate use, dubbed “humanitarian trials,” and the so-called “patient-initiated mixed care.”…
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