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Don’t Expand Comparator PMP Removal Rule, Set Deduction Limit for Method II: FPMAJ
The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ) is opposing the expansion of a rule to deduct the price maintenance premium (PMP) from PMP-granted comparator drugs if their prices are referred to in the pricing of newly approved medicines…
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