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 Aims for 80% Generic Share in All Prefectures by FY2023-End: Honebuto Draft
Japan aims to achieve a volume-based generic utilization rate of “at least 80% in all 47 prefectures by the end of FY2023” through March 2024, a new target to be embraced in the government’s annual policy blueprint, it was learned…
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