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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Spread of Regional Formularies Will Depend on “Human Relationships and Consensus-Building”: Professor
A health ministry study group will soon publish its report on the current state and problems of hospital formularies in Japan. The spread of such drug lists beyond individual hospitals to entire regions “will depend on human relationships and consensus-building,”…
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