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 Cabinet Might Move the Needle in Off-Year Debate: Industry Exec
With the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba launched on October 1, pharmaceutical industry insiders welcomed the appointment of drug policy heavyweights for the posts of health and finance ministers. A senior trade group official predicts the new lineup will…
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