Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
INTERVIEW
I’ve Done Everything I Can in 11 Years, Says Outgoing PMDA Chief
Tatsuya Kondo, chief executive of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), is hitting the exit at the end of the month after 11 years at the helm. What was behind his decision to leave? How does he view his…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Ex-PMDA Chief Kondo, Credited with Eliminating Japan’s Drug Lag, Dies at 79
September 30, 2021
- PMDA Chief Kondo to Step Down after 11 Years in Charge
March 25, 2019
INTERVIEW
- Interview: Mathematician Changing the Future of Drug Discovery (FRONTEO CTO)
March 25, 2025
- From Treatment to Prevention, Top Expert on AD Research, Aducanumab and Its Implications - 2
February 8, 2021
- Alzheimer’s Treatment at Crossroads? Top Expert on AD Research, Aducanumab and Its Implications - 1
February 2, 2021
- Improper Materials Apparently Decreased after Promotion Guidelines Introduced: Pharmacist
February 10, 2020
- “Excessive Self-Restraint” of Promotion Activities by Drug Makers Hindering Drugs’ Lifecycle Management: Physician
January 28, 2020
Analysis of individual placements across 43 companies over the past 18 months paints a vivid picture of Japan’s evolving healthcare industry. This comprehensive snapshot illuminates current market demands, strategic shifts, and the enduring appeal of this pivotal Asian market.Rare Diseases…
Members of a key reimbursement policy panel on October 28 raised no objections to expanding drug makers’ access to deliberations…
Japan’s pharmaceutical industry asked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on October 29 to boost the country’s drug supply security…
Eli Lilly’s breast cancer drug Imulrio (imlunestrant) is finally joining Japan’s NHI price list on October 14, nearly 300 days…
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government approved a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act at its Cabinet meeting on…
Japan’s health ministry doled out regulatory approvals for a throng of new medicines on December 27 including Eli Lilly’s obesity…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…