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Rapid Removal of NHI-Market Price Gap Will Cause Chaos: Pharmacy Industry Chief
Shoichi Shudo, chairman of the Nippon Pharmacy Association (NPhA), on September 8 warned against the rapid removal of the gap between drugs’ NHI prices and market prices, called yakkasa, which has been a key source of revenue for healthcare providers.…
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