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- Launch of New Expert Panel Nears, How Can It Make Its Proposal Productive?
August 25, 2022
- Pharma Eyes Riveted on JMA’s Stance on Off-Year Revision as New Chief Builds Ties with Govt
August 22, 2022
- Govt Should Examine Challenges with Emergency Approval Scheme Exposed by Shionogi Pill Review
July 25, 2022
- Japan Set to Build Legal Framework for Health Data Use as Initiative Enshrined in Honebuto 2022
July 25, 2022
- Japan Should Accelerate Debate on Legalizing Cannabis-Derived Drugs for Refractory Epilepsies
June 27, 2022
- New Zero Premium Rule Applied to 6 Drugs Since April Rollout, Is It Incentivizing Cost Disclosure?
June 2, 2022
- Foreign Pharma Growing Vocal against Japan’s Pricing Policy, Flags Return of Drug Lag
May 10, 2022
- SCARDA Now Up and Running: Will It Lead to a Recovery in Japan’s Ability to Develop Vaccines?
April 22, 2022
- Ukraine War Sheds Light on Vulnerabilities in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains in Emergencies
April 19, 2022
- Drug Makers Forced to Make Tough Decisions on AG Strategies: Licensing Profits or Losses on Early G1 Cuts?
April 8, 2022
- Drug Makers Guard against Price Adjustment Rate, Off-Year Revision Debates: Jiho Poll
March 16, 2022
- Drug Makers in Japan Increasingly Tested for Product Prowess, Rather than Marketing Ability
February 25, 2022
- Will New Economic Security Bill Contribute to Ensuring Stable Drug Supplies?
February 16, 2022
- JPMA Chief’s Comments to Endorse Coverage Review Send Ripples through Industry
February 3, 2022
- Significance and Challenges around Proposed Emergency Approval Scheme, Eyes on Diet Debate
January 17, 2022
- Japan Unlikely to Introduce Medical Fee Incentives for Hospital Formularies in FY2022 Reform
December 20, 2021
- Public-Private Collaboration Needed to Refine SaMD Regulatory System
November 26, 2021
- MOF, MHLW Push Conflicting Narratives on Drug Cost Control; Macroeconomic Indexing Is a Major Focus Too
November 16, 2021
- SGLT2 Inhibitors, Entresto Could Change Paradigm of Treatment of Heart Failure: JHFS Annual Confab
October 26, 2021
- LDP’s Pharma Study Group at Critical Juncture as Kishida Vows to Rectify Power Balance, Kingpins Retire
October 19, 2021
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