A year has passed since the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced its package strategy to fuel the early commercialization of software as a medical device (SaMD) in November last year. A growing number of drug makers are…
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Chuikyo Discusses Spillover Rules in Market Expansion Re-Pricing, PMP Criteria towards FY2022 Reform
A health ministry drug pricing panel on October 20 launched full-fledged discussions on specific topics towards the reimbursement policy reform in April 2022, including so-called “spillover rules” in market expansion re-pricing and criteria for the price maintenance premium (PMP). Members…
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