Japan should fundamentally overhaul its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme while putting a hold on CEA-based price adjustments, a new ruling…
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Daiichi Sankyo Pushes Back Profit Target in 5-Year Plan, Eyes Intensive Investment in Oncology
Daiichi Sankyo President Sunao Manabe said on October 31 that the company will revise its ongoing five-year business plan through FY2020 as it now wants to plow heavy resources into R&D and business development in oncology even if it sacrifices…
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