With snowballing healthcare spending and the emergence of new modalities of treatments, discussions are heating up around revisiting the scope of health coverage on pharmaceuticals, with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and payers advocating the mantra of “large risks with…
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- Scientific Societies Compile Japan’s First Pharmacotherapy Guidelines for Elderly Cancer Patients
May 23, 2019
- Univ. of Tokyo, 3H to Start Matching Program for Rare Disease R&D
May 21, 2019
- Kobe Univ. Aims to Become APEC “Center of Excellence”; Could Promote Stronger Japanese Role in Regulatory Harmonization
May 17, 2019
- Treatment with Corticosteroids Strongly Recommended for Sclerosing Cholangitis: New Guidelines
May 9, 2019
- Risk of Relapse Will Be Challenge for CAR-T Cell Therapy: Immunologist
May 8, 2019
- Niigata Univ., Eisai Team Up to Develop Pancreatic Cancer Drug Using Highly Absorbed Peptide
May 7, 2019
- Revised Hypertension Treatment Guidelines Set Stricter Blood Pressure Reduction Target
April 23, 2019
- Nobel Laureate Honjo Says Rewards for Opdivo Patent Too Small
April 12, 2019
- Xofluza Shouldn’t Be Used Alone for Hong Kong Flu: Specialist
April 8, 2019
- With Continuing Shortage of Cefazolin, Shipments of 21 Substitutes Being Adjusted Too
April 8, 2019
- Discuss Biosimilar Pricing Separate from High-Cost Medical Expense Benefits: Prof.
March 20, 2019
- NCNP to Set Up New Council to Accelerate Clinical Development of Neuromuscular Disorder Treatments
March 18, 2019
- Feburic Prevents Cerebral, Cardiorenovascular Events: Japan Multicenter Study
March 13, 2019
- Investigators Calling Off Trials on First Hyperlactacidemia Drug with No Significant Improvement Shown
February 28, 2019
- Keio Researchers Start Studying ReQuip for ALS after iPS Screening
February 25, 2019
- Japan OKs World’s 1st iPS Cell Clinical Research for Spinal Cord Injuries
February 19, 2019
- Revised Hyperuricemia Treatment Guidelines Recommend Uric Acid Production Inhibitors to Prevent Kidney Function Decline
January 21, 2019
- Concomitant Insulin a Must for Suglat Use in Type 1 Diabetes: Specialist
January 18, 2019
- 8-Week Treatment with Maviret a Promising First-Line Option for Hepatitis C: Hepatologist
January 11, 2019
- Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ. to Launch Investigator-Led Trial for JAK Inhibitor for CAEBV
January 10, 2019
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