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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MHLW Announces Simplified New Process for Drug Delisting
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notification on August 7 announcing simplified new rules for removing ethical drugs from the NHI price list. The new process will be applied beginning with products for which supply discontinuation…
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