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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84% of Pharmacies See More Generic Dispensing after Rollout of New LLP Rule: FPMAJ
The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ) says that as high as 84% of pharmacies that responded to its survey saw higher rates of generic dispensing since the introduction of a new coverage rule for off-patent branded drugs.…
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