The healthcare supply chain in Japan, as in all major markets, consists of biopharmaceutical manufacturers selling to wholesalers who in turn sell to hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies, where the drugs are finally dispensed to patients. Each party ideally contributes value…
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Policy Veterans’ Group Proposes Free Pricing, Chuikyo Re-Pricing Few Years Later
A group of pharma policy veterans is calling for what they call a “company-notified price system” that would allow initial drug prices to be set based on manufacturers’ requests, followed by re-pricing a few years later by a key reimbursement…
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