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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US Lobbies Send Letters of Protest to Japan Embassy over Off-Year Revision, CEA
The US Chamber of Commerce and other major American business lobbies have sent letters of protest to the Embassy of Japan in Washington DC, sounding an alarm over the Japanese government’s recent pharmaceutical policies including the FY2025 off-year drug price…
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