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BUSINESS Japan Now Part of Global PIII Clinical Study for MLN9708: Takeda

November 21, 2013
BUSINESS US Pfizer Plans Simultaneous, Global Filing of Five Biosimilars, Eyes Japan Biosimilar Market Entry

November 20, 2013
ACADEMIA JAMS’ Draft of Revised Guidelines Ups Ante for COI Disclosures in Clinical Trials

November 19, 2013
REGULATORY PAFSC’s 1st Committee on Drugs to Review Astellas’s SGLT-2 Inhibitor Ipragliflozin on Nov. 29

November 19, 2013
BUSINESS Takeda, Eisai Earnings Show Signs of Bottoming Out, on Path to Recovery

November 18, 2013
BUSINESS Sales of Major Japanese Drug Makers Soar 8.1% on Weak Yen, Steady Japan Business

November 15, 2013
REGULATORY Health Ministry Proposes to Set First Generic Prices at Half of Brand Name Drug Prices

November 14, 2013
BUSINESS Otsuka Holdings Notches Double-Digit Sales Growth in April-September, Weaker Yen Comes as Boon

November 14, 2013
BUSINESS Generic Market Continues to Grow, Three Generic-Only Makers’ Sales Up 8.8%

November 13, 2013
BUSINESS GLP-1 Dulaglutide “Catalyst of Growth,” SGLT-2 Empagliflozin Will Be Successful Despite Later Launch: Lilly Diabetes President

November 12, 2013
BUSINESS 4 Major Wholesalers’ Operating Margins Stay on Recovery Path, But Average Settlement Rate at Mere 72% at Sept.-End

November 11, 2013
BUSINESS Nichi-Iko Pitting Allegra AG against Other Generics, Not Originator: Pres. Tamura

November 8, 2013
REGULATORY “Precursor Premium” Proposed at CSIMC Drug Pricing Subcommittee, Yet Further Deliberations Necessary

November 7, 2013
REGULATORY Chairman Eto of LDP’s Study Group on Drug Industry Policy Calls for “Balance” in Discussions of Special Price Cuts for Long-Listed Drugs

November 7, 2013
BUSINESS Japan ARB Market Gets Back on Growth Track in April-September; No Major Impact from Diovan Woes

November 6, 2013
ORGANIZATION Drug Damage Watchdog Presses Criminal Charge against Novartis over Diovan Ads

November 5, 2013
ACADEMIA Subordinate of Former Employee of Novartis Pharma Participated in SMART Study; Protocol Violations Also Found

November 5, 2013
ACADEMIA Mismatch Found for 10% of ACR Data Between Papers, Patient Records: SMART Study

November 1, 2013
BUSINESS Takeda 1st Half Sales Rise 5.3% on New Portfolio, Weaker Yen

November 1, 2013
REGULATORY New CSIMC Healthcare Rep Nakagawa Says Against Perpetuation of Premium

October 31, 2013

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Chuikyo Debate on FY2026 Drug Pricing Reform

MHLW Floats Deducting Private-Practice Use for Re-Pricing, but Off-Cycle Cuts Possible; GLP-1 Eyed?

Japan is considering a new approach to its “special” market expansion re-pricing that would exclude drug sales tied to private…

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FY2026 Reform Debate for Drug Pricing Nears the Finish Line, Balance Needed

By Takashi Ebisawa

Japan has presented its latest draft policy direction for its FY2026 drug pricing reform. While the package includes a string…

COLUMN

AI in HR: Navigating the Ethical Minefield

By Philip Carrigan

Let’s be real: even with the best intentions, AI systems can reflect our own unconscious biases. As Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky famously demonstrated in their groundbreaking work on Prospect Theory, humans are prone to cognitive biases that influence our…