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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Study Group Launched by Drug Policy Veterans Pushes 6% Adjustment Rate
Two Japanese pharma policy veterans hailing from the health ministry and the industry set up a study group on drug prices and distribution on December 1, issuing a proposal the same day that opposes the introduction of caps on drug…
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