Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Drug Damage Watchdog Calls for Halt to Easing of Safety Management Procedures for Thalidomide
The Yakugai Ombudsperson “Medwatcher Japan”(drug damage watchdog group) on June 21 submitted a petition to the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Yoko Komiyama calling for cautious discussions for reviewing the safety management procedures of TERMS (Thalidomide Education and Risk…
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