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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Current Drug Pricing System Became Unfit for New Drugs Like Opdivo: Ono Chief
Ono Pharmaceutical President Gyo Sagara has expressed his view that the current Japanese drug pricing system was unprepared for new innovative drugs like its immuno-oncology med Opdivo (nivolumab), which would have an array of indications for different cancer types. The…
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