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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MHLW’s Pharma Bureau to Request Budget to Promote RWD Use in Regulatory Filing for FY2023
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau plans to seek a budget of 33 million yen in FY2023 to promote the use of real world data (RWD) in regulatory applications through initiatives including…
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