Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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Voranigo and More Meds Missing from April Listing Slate; Servier Plans Packaging Change
Several companies chose to hold back some of their products from Japan’s latest NHI price listing round amid criticism from members of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) over delays between approval and reimbursement. A number of medicines were…
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