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NHI-Market Price Gap Expected to Contract in 2024, Will It Enter Lower 5% Territory?
The average price discrepancy rate between the NHI and market prices of listed medicines in Japan will most likely come out smaller this fiscal year from FY2023, albeit with a narrower reduction margin, people familiar with the matter predicted. The…
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