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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AG Price Parity Plan Stokes Industry Fears of Patient, Pharmacy Defections
As Japan moves toward the FY2026 drug pricing reform, the proposed pricing changes for authorized generics (AGs) are rattling the industry, with manufacturers growing jittery over a potential pullback in demand both from patients and providers if their prices are…
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