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MHLW to Disclose Company Names under Generic Index Rule Possibly in FY2026
A Japanese drug pricing panel on December 18 agreed on a plan to disclose the names of generic manufacturers placed to each of three tiers based on the health ministry’s company indicators as early as FY2026. The Central Social Insurance…
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