Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW Pharma Bureau Seeks FY2026 Budget to Bolster PMDA and Speed Up SaMD Reviews
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau is seeking 11.6 billion yen in its FY2026 budget request, up 1.8 billion yen from the initial FY2025 budget. The plan includes a new 47-million-yen project to strengthen regulatory…
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