Japan approved its 39-trillion-yen economic stimulus package on November 22. It does not explicitly state that the drug price revision…
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Policy Veterans’ Group Floats Proposal to Prevent Unprofitability to Stabilize Drug Supply
An independent study group of policy veterans, dubbed Kusuri Mirai Juku, has drawn up a fresh drug pricing proposal, pitching a system to prevent prescription medicines from making losses and calling for a generic industry reform, including restrictions on joint…
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