The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on November 29 proposed a more stringent application of the current 40% entry price rule for first oral generics towards the FY2024 drug pricing reform.Under the current rule, first oral generics are…
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JPWA Board of Directors Approve By-Category Talks to Be Common Understanding
In preparation for the third round of distribution improvement talks, which start concurrently with the NHI price revision in FY 2012, an executive board meeting and a board of directors meeting of the Federation of Japan Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association (JPWA)…
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