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Generic Drug Makers to Continue Launching Generics of Major Drugs Even with 60% Rule
Chuikyo’s Expert Subcommittee on NHI Drug Pricing Affairs decided at a meeting on December 2 that NHI prices of first generics (oral drugs only) will be set at 60% of the NHI price of the original products when more than…
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