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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NHI-Market Price Gap on Narrowing Trend, but Results Remain Unpredictable
The average gap between the NHI prices and market prices of listed medicines in Japan appears to be narrowing in 2024 from last year’s 6.0%, but with wholesalers facing persistent discount pressure, the results remain unpredictable, people familiar with the…
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