On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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Chuikyo OKs Tougher CEA Price Cuts for Drugs Tagged “Cost Increase”
A Japanese health ministry proposal to impose steeper price cuts on certain medicines deemed to carry poor cost-effectiveness profiles cleared a key reimbursement panel on November 11, setting the stage for the new rules to take effect by year-end. The…
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