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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CSIMC Subcommittee Agrees on Introduction of New Price-Cut Rule for Long-Listed Products
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council’s (CSIMC) Expert Subcommittee on NHI Drug Pricing Affairs on December 5 agreed on the introduction of a new rule to cut the prices of long-listed products for which the shift to generics is deemed…
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