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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Penalty for Lengthy Drug Price Haggling – Interview 2: “Rule Could Ruin Trust with Wholesalers,” Says NPhA Chief Nakamura
Japan’s health ministry is set to put in place in April a penalty against hospitals and pharmacies with low drug price settlement rates with wholesalers – a plan recommended by a key advisory panel known as Chuikyo that has drawn…
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