Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW to Weigh All-Year Invitation for Sakigake Requests: Top Pharmacy Officer
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is set to consider having applications open all year long for its sakigake designation - the Japan equivalent of the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy status, but on a smaller scale thus far…
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