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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US MFN Could Steer Clinical Trials Away from Japan: MHLW Bureau Chief
Japan faces the risk of missing out on clinical trials if the US most-favored-nation (MFN) drug pricing policy makes pharmaceutical companies more cautious about bringing new medicines to the country, a senior health ministry official has warned. “If pharmaceutical companies…
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