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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2 Years after Full Rollout, Sakigake System Shows Tepid Uptake as Industry Sees Poor Incentives
Two years after Japan introduced the sakigake designation system with full legal backing, only two drugs have been designated under this pathway, of which one was later dropped - in stark contrast to 25 products that had earned the tag…
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