The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Japan Govt Should Change Course on Consistent Price Cuts for On-Patent Drugs: FPMAJ Exec
The Japanese government should change course on its de-facto price cutting measures for on-patent medicines towards the next reimbursement policy reform in April 2022, an executive of Japan’s umbrella pharma trade organization told Jiho on March 19. The Federation of…
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