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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314 APIs Eligible for Price Maintenance Premium in FY2018, Down from 416
A total of 314 APIs/560 products will receive the so-called price maintenance premium (PMP) in the FY2018 price revision on April 1, down by 102 APIs/263 products from two years ago, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced…
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