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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Cost Rates of Drugs in Japan Worsen on Inflation, Weaker Yen: FPMAJ Survey
Drug makers in Japan are seeing their manufacturing costs surge on the back of rising prices and a falling yen, according to a survey conducted by the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ). The FPMAJ released the results…
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