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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Japan’s Revised Drug Distribution Guidelines Take Effect
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 1 officially revised its Guidelines for the Improvement of Commercial Transaction Practices of Ethical Drugs. The MHLW issued a notification the same day, announcing the revision and sharing the final…
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