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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Bosulif, 4 Other Drugs Escape April Re-Pricing as “Spillover” Scrapped; Lixiana, Entresto Brace for Cuts
Five medicines that would previously have been swept into market expansion re-pricing under Japan’s so-called “spillover” rule will be excluded from such price reductions under the FY2026 drug pricing reform, following the abolition of the scheme. At its general meeting…
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