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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Working Group Agrees to Designate 10-20 “Stable Supply Medicines” as Top Priority Drugs
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on November 2 held the first working group meeting to categorize 551 key drugs dubbed “stable supply medicines,” agreeing to set up three major categories and choose 10-20 products for the highest…
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