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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Tide Has Changed, but That Doesn’t Erase Concerns: FPMAJ Drug Pricing Chief
The pharma industry sees an increasing understanding by Japanese policymakers of its call for rewarding innovation, but if history is any guide, it should remain vigilant towards the end-of-year budget formulation, says Takeshi Ishimure, new chief of the Federation of…
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