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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The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will wrap up its discussions on the FY2023 tax reform plan within a few days. Some provisions of the R&D tax credit system, which allow drug makers to deduct a portion of R&D expenses from…
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