Japan should fundamentally overhaul its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme while putting a hold on CEA-based price adjustments, a new ruling…
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Takeda’s Consumer Healthcare Biz Split-Off Going as Scheduled
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s previously announced plan to transfer its Japanese consumer healthcare business into a new dedicated subsidiary is running as scheduled, with the new company slated to launch operations this April. Takeda said on February 20 that it has entered…
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