Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026…
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LDP Project Team Urges Overhaul of Unpredictable Pricing System: Proposal
A project team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) fostering drug discovery capabilities has hammered out a proposal on a new pharma industry vision, calling for a major overhaul of what it sees as an unpredictable pricing system in…
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