Japan is considering a new approach to its “special” market expansion re-pricing that would exclude drug sales tied to private…
REGULATORY
MHLW’s FY2023 Budget Totals 33.2 Trillion Yen
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) draft general-account budget for FY2023 beginning next April totaled 33,168.6 billion yen, up 1.6% from the previous year. The 33.2 trillion-yen sum does not include budgets sought by divisions to be transferred…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Japan Diet Enacts Record Budget for FY2023
March 29, 2023
- MHLW to Request a 33.26 Trillion Yen General Account Budget for FY2023
August 26, 2022
REGULATORY
- Japan Likely to Extend Generic-Name Prescribing Premium to Biologics to Spur Biosimilars
December 8, 2025
- Aspirin, CAR-T and Other Products under PMDA Safety Review
December 8, 2025
- R&D Tax Credit Draws Broad Calls for Maintenance, Expansion: LDP Meeting
December 8, 2025
- Another LDP Study Group Submits Emergency Proposal Urging Drug Pricing Overhaul
December 5, 2025
- Ishin Urges Takaichi to Revisit OTC-Like Drug Coverage, Softens Savings Target
December 5, 2025
Let’s be real: even with the best intentions, AI systems can reflect our own unconscious biases. As Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky famously demonstrated in their groundbreaking work on Prospect Theory, humans are prone to cognitive biases that influence our…
As Japan approaches the Fiscal System Council’s “autumn recommendation,” a notable shift is taking shape. The Ministry of Finance (MOF),…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government on March 7 announced new NHI prices to be applied in the FY2025 drug price revision, revealing…
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…