Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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New Price Cut Rule for Long-Listed Products Will Wreak Havoc on Pharmas: FPMAJ Chair
Pharmaceutical business leader Haruo Naito deplored on December 25 a set of policies settled upon by the Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key advisory panel known as Chuikyo, for the upcoming NHI pricing reform in April, particularly a new…
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