Japan introduced a new health coverage scheme for long-listed products (LLPs) on October 1. A survey of generic drug makers…
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Policy Veterans’ Group Renews Call for Company-Proposed Pricing, Floats Support System for Biosimilars
An independent study group of policy veterans, known as Kusuri Mirai Juku, announced its ninth set of recommendations for Japan's drug pricing reform on November 13, reiterating its proposal to create a new company-proposed price-setting rule to better assess the…
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