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120 APIs/Specs to Get Higher-than-Peer Prices with Generic Company Indicators: MHLW Simulation
A total of 120 APIs/specifications, or 190 products, are expected to receive NHI prices higher than those given under the current rule in the proposed pilot-based evaluation of generic manufacturers using company indicators, a health ministry simulation revealed. The Ministry…
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