The Executive Committee on Global Health and Human Security has compiled draft proposals to further promote pharmaceutical and medical device regulatory harmonization in Asia. While the proposals revolve around initiatives for two main pillars - building clinical trial networks and…
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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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