Japan is considering a new approach to its “special” market expansion re-pricing that would exclude drug sales tied to private…
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No. 1 Priority of Public-Private Council Must Be Drug Pricing: PhRMA Japan Chair
Japan’s proposed public-private council for the biopharmaceutical ecosystem set to launch around this summer must put a pro-innovation drug pricing reform at the top of its agenda, with clear objectives and follow-ups, Simone Thomsen, the local chief of the Pharmaceutical…
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