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- Chuikyo’s Drug Pricing Debate Slated to Begin in May after Expert Panel Proposal
January 19, 2023
- Emgality, Revestive, Veklury Brace for Price Cuts under CEA Scheme
January 19, 2023
- Former Minister Nemoto to Initiate Debates on Pharma Policies by Young Lawmakers
January 19, 2023
- 5 Wholesalers to Be Slapped with 600 Million Yen Surcharges over Kyushu Bid-Rigging Case
January 18, 2023
- METI Aims at “1 or 2” Returns of Several 10s of Billions of Yen a Year from Biotech Ecosystem Program: Official
January 18, 2023
- HES Preparations Now Contraindicated in Patients with Severe Sepsis: Label Revisions
January 18, 2023
- Ex-Minister Tamura Hightlights Need for Rewarding Innovation towards FY2024 Drug Reform
January 17, 2023
- MHLW Panel to Discuss Semaglutide for Obesity, Precedex, Entyvio SC on Jan. 27
January 17, 2023
- Experts Call for Deregulations for Orphan Support, English Dossiers to Foster Biotech Ecosystem
January 16, 2023
- MHLW Panel OKs 64 More Health Damage Claims for COVID-19 Vaccines
January 16, 2023
- MHLW Panel Urges Better Application of Emergency Approval
January 16, 2023
- MHLW Likely to Give Up Submitting Bill to Lift Bans on Cannabis-Derived Drugs
January 13, 2023
- MHLW Planning to Submit 6 Bills in Ordinary Diet Session, “Japan CDC” Plan Included
January 13, 2023
- Japan Panel Recognizes 5 More Deaths Possibly Tied to COVID Vaccines
January 13, 2023
- PMP, Off-Patent Drug Rules to Be Major Topics for 2024 Reform: MHLW Pharma Management Director
January 12, 2023
- Japan to Boost Review of Health Damage Claims for COVID-19 Vaccines
January 12, 2023
- 4 Cases of New COVID Variant XBB.1.5 Confirmed in Japan: Govt
January 12, 2023
- MHLW Taking Public Comments on OTC Access to Emergency Contraceptives
January 6, 2023
- MHLW Eyes April Proposal to Push Generic Industry Shake-Up: Asst. Vice Minister
January 6, 2023
- SCARDA to Fund Vaccine Development by KM Biologics, University of Tokyo for Priority Infectious Diseases
January 6, 2023
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Earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) unveiled a long list of social security proposals towards the FY2025 budgeting,…
A Japanese health ministry panel discussing the generic industry structure on May 22 put together a report in which it…
A Japanese health ministry study group focused on pharmaceutical regulations on March 21 agreed on a policy to encourage the…
The Japanese health ministry on December 22 approved a batch of medicines for additional indications, including Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s atypical antipsychotic Rexulti (brexpiprazole) and Zenyaku Kogyo’s anti-CD20 antibody Rituxan (rituximab).Rexulti is now newly indicated for the treatment of depression and depressive…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…
The Japanese health ministry’s expert panel tasked to discuss comprehensive policies for the rapid and stable supply of pharmaceuticals generally…
A key Japanese reimbursement policy panel on December 16 approved the government-backed plan for the FY2023 “off-year” drug price revision.…
Authorized generic (AG) strategies taken by innovative drug makers might help soften the impact of generic competition in their businesses but such tactics might also accelerate the application of “G1”/“G2” price cuts for their off-patent brand-name medicines, a Jiho tally…
Japan’s health ministry announced new NHI prices to be applied in April under the FY2022 drug price revision in the official gazette on March 4, with the earlier application of so-called “G1” price cuts to be implemented for the first…