Interest is growing in discussions by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) new expert panel on comprehensive pharmaceutical measures. At its meeting on September 22, major trade groups made their cases to push for a re-think of the…
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Chuikyo OKs FY2022 Drug Pricing Reform Outline; Spillover Exclusion, Mega Seller Rule
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 22 approved an outline of the next drug pricing reform scheduled for April 2022, which embraces plans to reward innovative new indications and introduce a grace period for so-called “spillover” re-pricing. The reform…
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