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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Pharma Groups Stand in Unity to Push Reward for Innovation, Price Maintenance
Japan’s key drug pricing panel on September 20 held its second round of industry hearings towards the FY2024 reimbursement reform. Groups of research-driven pharma companies in Japan, the US, and Europe formed a united front to put forward a set…
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