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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Three Ministers Agree on Off-Year Drug Price Revision in FY2025
Three Japanese Cabinet ministers on December 20 hammered out a basic policy for the next “off-year” drug price revision in FY2025, setting thresholds to define product coverage and putting an end to months-long debates over the issue. The policy was…
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