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(Update) Average NHI-Market Price Gap Narrows to 5.2% to Hit Record Low
The average price discrepancy rate of listed medicines in Japan, or the gap between their NHI prices and market prices, renewed a record low at “approximately 5.2%” in 2024 on a preliminary basis, down from 6.0% the prior year, according…
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