The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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JMA Renews Opposition to Insurance Review for OTC-Like Drugs
Shigeto Shigematsu, vice president of the Japan Medical Association (JMA), reiterated the group’s opposition to reviewing insurance coverage for prescription drugs with over-the-counter equivalents — known as OTC-like drugs — saying the move would be “premature and harmful” to public…
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