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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Chuikyo OKs 7 Drugs Subject to Cost-Effective Review; Re-Pricing to Be Conducted in 2018
A powerful health ministry panel on April 27 agreed to subject seven drugs including Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Opdivo (nivolumab) to a pilot-based cost effective assessment scheme, with a plan to carry out re-pricing based on the appraisal results in April…
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