Long-listed products (LLPs) in Japan will be subject to a new health coverage scheme starting this October. This is expected…
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US, European Trade Groups Oppose Tighter Re-Pricing Rules
US and European pharma industry associations said on December 6 that they are fully aligned with their Japanese counterparts in their requests towards Japan's next drug pricing reform in April, expressing their positions against the proposed tightening of re-pricing rules…
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