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    Obituary: P. Reed Maurer
    By Ludwig Kanzler

    As reported previously, Reed Maurer passed away on August 30 due to complications from pneumonia. He was approaching his 84th birthday.Reed has been a driver of the international pharma community in Japan like nobody else. Arriving over fifty years ago…

    COMMENTARY

    CEA Reform Debate Going into Full Throttle, Chuikyo Consensus to Be Drawn as Early as October
    By Takashi Ohama

    Over two years after the rollout of the cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme in April 2019, discussions on its system reform are set to go into full swing at a key reimbursement policy council known as Chuikyo. Both payer and healthcare…

    FY2021 Drug Maker Employment Survey

    Drug Makers’ Female Manager Ratio at 12.5%; Major Gap between Japan, Foreign Players

    The average ratio of female employees at managerial posts stood at just 12.5% at pharmaceutical companies operating in Japan, a Jiho survey revealed. While foreign drug makers had an average 25.0%, the ratio came to as low as 9.8% for…

    INTERVIEW

    From Treatment to Prevention, Top Expert on AD Research, Aducanumab and Its Implications - 2
    By Yoshinori Sagehashi

    Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab was filed for Japanese regulatory approval in December. If approved, it will be the first…

    FY2020 Drug Pricing Reform

    Japan Panel Hammers Out FY2020 Drug Pricing Reform

    Japan’s key reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of its FY2020 drug pricing reform next April, with…

    HTA Debates in 2018-2019

    Japan to Roll Out Cost-Effectiveness Assessment Scheme in April

    Japan will go ahead with the introduction of a cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme for drugs and medical devices in April…