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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New Working Group to Propose Effective Collection and Sharing of Drug Supply Info by March-End
A new health ministry working group was launched on September 7 to discuss ways to more effectively collect and share drug supply information among stakeholders amid the long-drawn-out generic shortages. It aims to compile a proposal by the end of…
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