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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LDP Pharma Study Group Prods Rethink of Annual Re-Pricing, but Health Minister Sounds Negative
A pharma study group of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on June 2 submitted a proposal to Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto, calling for the drastic review of “off-year” drug re-pricing including its possible abolishment. The minister defended it, however,…
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