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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MHLW Panel Examines Indication Mapping for OTC-Like Drug Charge Scheme
A health ministry technical review group on July 8 continued work on Japan’s upcoming patient charge system for “OTC-like” prescription medicines, examining how the approved indications of prescription drugs correspond to those of their OTC counterparts for the 77 active…
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