As Japan gears up for its next drug pricing reform in April 2020, Shoji Kono, director of the National Federation…
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- Can CROs Become Independent Players? Compliance, Ethics Will Be Major Issues for Growing Industry
April 28, 2014
- Industry Faces Tough Road to Institutionalization of Key Premium, Eligibility Up for Discussion
April 21, 2014
- Approval of Novel Antiepileptic Drugs as Monotherapies Coming Closer to Reality
April 7, 2014
- Will Japan NIH Initiative Create a “Japanese Model” that Overcomes Its Size Disadvantage?
March 28, 2014
- CASE-J Flutter: Doesn’t Blopress Ad Overemphasize Its Benefits on Diabetes?
March 19, 2014
- “Lack of Urgency” Leads to New Rule; Penalty for Low Price Settlement Rates May Have Been Inevitable
March 12, 2014
- Hardships and Successes of Diversified Entrants Lead to Question: Will Pharmaceuticals Continue to Be a Growth Sector?
March 5, 2014
- Revised JCS Guidelines Clarify Role of Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
February 12, 2014
- Will JPWA’s Move to Integrate Tax Display Method Dispel Medical Institutions’ Misconception?
January 31, 2014
- FY2014 May Be Year 1 of New Reform Era; Drug Makers Need to “Turn Calamity into Good Fortune”
January 7, 2014
- First SGLT-2 Inhibitor Set to Debut Next April; Curtain Rising on “Unprecedentedly Competitive” Market
December 18, 2013
- Bearing “Edo” in Its Name, Japan-Originated Edoxaban Set to Challenge Rival Anticoagulants in World Market
December 6, 2013
- MHLW Shocks Generic Drug Industry by Proposing “50% Rule,” Expansion of Uniform Pricing
November 19, 2013
- Range of Drugs Eligible for Premium for New Drug Development May Be Reviewed; Industry Needs to Dispel Suspicions
November 13, 2013
- Interim Report of Diovan Committee Raises Further Questions
October 15, 2013
- Remicade Biosimilar Debut Awaited in FY2014; Good Opportunity to Revisit Healthcare Finance?
October 4, 2013
- Comprehensive Review of Package Inserts to Begin with Effort to Identify Inconsistencies Between Inserts for Similar Drugs
August 27, 2013
- Transparency Guidelines Go Live, Will It Help Pharmas Win Public Trust?
August 2, 2013
- Overseas Outlook Will Be Essential to Survival and Progress of Domestic CROs
June 24, 2013
- PMDA’s Seriousness About Becoming a Leading Global Regulatory Authority to Be Tested
May 30, 2013
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