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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Councilor Mori, MHLW's Top Pharmacy Officer, to Bow Out at Year-End
Kazuhiko Mori, councilor in charge of pharmaceuticals at the Health Minister’s Secretariat, the highest rank for health ministry officers with pharmacy-related backgrounds, is hitting the exit door at the end of December after seeing through the enactment of the amended…
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