Japan is considering a new approach to its “special” market expansion re-pricing that would exclude drug sales tied to private…
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MHLW Postpones Ban of Dispensing Points to October
At a general assembly on February 10, the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (CSIMC; Chuikyo) approved a proposal made by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW; Korosho) to postpone from April to October the enforcement of a partial…
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