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MHLW Proposes Pricing New AGs and Bio-AGs on Par with Originators
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 3 proposed setting the NHI prices for newly listed authorized generics (AGs) and biologic AGs (bio-AGs, or biosames) at the same level as their originator products, marking a potential shift…
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