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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Working Group Launched under Pharma Industry Vision Meets for 1st Time
A public-private working group has been set up based on the Japanese health ministry’s pharma industry vision issued last year, with its first meeting held earlier this month to collect the views of trade associations on the current state and…
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