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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Pricing Predictability Could Crumble via Japanese CEA Introduction, Tada Frets at Chuikyo
The proposed introduction of some sort of cost-effective assessment (CEA) could lack consistency with Japan’s long-standing drug pricing system, wreaking havoc on predictability - a vital factor for research-intensive pharmaceutical companies, a Japanese drug industry leader said on October 11.…
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