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Ministers Agree on “4.375%” Product Coverage Line for 2023 “Off-Year” Drug Price Revision
Three Cabinet ministers on December 16 finalized the scope of products to be covered by Japan’s second “off-year” drug price revision scheduled for next April, agreeing on a plan to stick to the same “0.625 times” threshold as last time…
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