Japan is considering a new approach to its “special” market expansion re-pricing that would exclude drug sales tied to private…
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Average NHI-Market Price Gap for 2024 Revision at 6.0%, Smallest in 30 Years
The average price discrepancy rate of listed medicines in Japan, or the average gap between their NHI prices and market prices, came to “approximately 6.0%” in 2023 on a preliminary basis, down 1.0 point from the prior year and the…
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