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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- Nephrology Society to Issue New CKD Guidelines; Recommends Less-Strict Blood Pressure Management Target
June 4, 2018
- AZ’s Durvalumab to Become New Treatment Option for Stage III NSCL Cancer: Oncologist
May 28, 2018
- Breast Cancer Society Initiates Trial to Evaluate Efficacy of Denosumab at Increasing Bone Mass
May 21, 2018
- Dupixent Used Generally as Adjunctive Therapy to Existing Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis: Dermatologist
May 10, 2018
- 55 Anticancer Meds Available Overseas Unapproved in Japan, 3 Meds Costing over 10 Million Yen Monthly: NCC
May 2, 2018
- New Guidelines Recommend LAMA as First-Line Bronchodilator for COPD: Respiratory Society
April 24, 2018
- Clinical Trials for Mitochondrial Disease Heating Up with AMED’s Support; Filing for First Hyperlactacidemia Drug Expected in 2020
April 23, 2018
- Expert Cautions against Hasty Discussions on Cost Effective Assessments
April 20, 2018
- Biosimilar Use Essential to Sustain Universal Health Coverage: Society President
April 19, 2018
- Physicians Association Initiates Large-Scale Study to Directly Compare DPP-4 Inhibitors to SGLT2 Inhibitors, Determine “Optimal Patients” for Each
April 19, 2018
- Lynparza Desirable for Use in Early-Stage Maintenance Therapy: Jikei Univ. Prof.
April 2, 2018
- Atherosclerosis Society Issues Statement on Use of PCSK9 Inhibitors, Recommending for Patients with FH, Secondary Prevention in High-Risk Patients
March 6, 2018
- Nephrology Society Compiles New Drug Development Guidelines for Advanced CKD; Will Guidelines for Early-Stage CKD Follow?
March 1, 2018
- LSI Medience, NCC, and NIBIOHN Team Up for National Project to Develop PDX Mice
February 26, 2018
- Major Drug Makers to Join in AMED Project to Develop “Organs on Chips” as New Tools for Drug Discovery
February 22, 2018
- Overseas Meta-Analyses Find Increased Risk of CKD in Patients Who Use PPIs; Japanese Society of Nephrology Plans Study of Japanese Patients
February 2, 2018
- Japan Pediatric Society Launches New Scheme to Promote Development of Pediatric Drugs, Prevent Drug Lag
January 11, 2018
- Japan Dermatological Association Opposes Restrictions on Hirudoid Prescriptions, Warns against Hasty Decision
December 27, 2017
- Neurology Society Revises Epilepsy Treatment Guidelines; Adding Zonisamide as 1st-Line Drug for Partial Onset Seizures
December 12, 2017
- Neurology Society Revises Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Guidelines, Emphasizing L-Dopa-Based Early Treatment
December 12, 2017
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As Japan gears up for its next drug pricing reform in April 2020, Shoji Kono, director of the National Federation…
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