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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Pharma Industry Backs MHLW Proposal to Scrap PMP Indicators: Chuikyo Hearing
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) held an industry hearing towards the FY2024 drug pricing reform on December 6. Pharma trade groups supported a health ministry proposal to abolish company indicators currently used to determine the rates of the…
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