Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
REGULATORY
Gist of FY2014 NHI Price Revision
I. Drug Pricing of Listed Products 1. Generic Drugs Listed generics will be sorted into the following three price ranges depending on the value obtained by the market price-based calculation below: New price = [weighted average wholesale price (market price…
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