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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Chuikyo Sets Reimbursement Pathways for Five Regenerative Medicine Products
Japan’s key reimbursement policy panel has decided whether to apply drug or medical device pricing rules to five regenerative medicine products expected to seek NHI listing, including two iPSC-based therapies recently granted conditional approval. At its April 8 general meeting,…
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