Discussions are underway in and outside the pharmaceutical industry to explore a new NHI price revision method for listed medicines that could replace the current rules based on market prices. Parties like the Study Group on Drug Pricing and Distribution…
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It has been two years since COVID upended all aspects of life, forcing us to adopt new patterns of work and lifestyle. However, with restrictions becoming more relaxed and realization that COVID will transition from pandemic to endemic, it is…
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