Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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FPMAJ Urges More Precise Handling of CEA Price Tweaks for Products with “Cost Increase” Profile
The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ) is calling on the government to distinguish the handling under the cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme between products deemed to have no additional benefits versus comparators and those for which an evaluation…
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