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No Objections to Better Premiums, Easing of Re-Pricing as Incentives for Pediatric Drug Development: Chuikyo

By Yoshinori Sagehashi November 24, 2023
A key Japanese reimbursement policy panel on November 22 deliberated on a series of drug pricing measures for incentivizing the development of pediatric medicines, such as increased premium rates in initial listing. No objections were raised by members towards these…

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