Japan plans to revise its guidelines on the drone delivery of medicines later this month, which would mark the first revision since they were established two years ago. Service providers are closely watching how they will be revised, with calls…
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Policy Veterans’ Group Advocates Drug Reimbursement at Actual Purchase Prices
An independent study group of policy veterans, dubbed Kusuri Mirai Juku, on October 27 proposed the stepwise introduction of a new system to reimburse drugs used by medical institutions at their purchase prices. If such system is introduced, medical institutions…
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