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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MHLW Council Recognizes Unmet Medical Need for Off-Label Use of 3 Drugs
The health ministry’s Council on Unapproved Drugs and Indications with Unmet Medical Needs agreed on May 17 that a high unmet medical need exists for off-label usages of three drugs - capecitabine, temozolomide, and chenodeoxycholic acid - with development requests…
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