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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LDP Lawmakers Renew Calls to Reflect Inflation in Drug Prices
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers on July 7 again urged the government to reflect inflation in Japan’s drug pricing system after a revised draft of this year’s “honebuto” policy failed to incorporate the request despite similar calls at the previous…
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