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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A member of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) study group on the generic industry on November 13…
A health ministry study group on pharmaceutical regulations on October 13 roughly agreed on a reform plan for Japanese regulatory…
The Japanese health ministry’s expert panel tasked to discuss comprehensive policies for the rapid and stable supply of pharmaceuticals generally…
A key Japanese reimbursement policy panel on December 16 approved the government-backed plan for the FY2023 “off-year” drug price revision.…
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Japan’s health ministry announced new NHI prices to be applied in April under the FY2022 drug price revision in the official gazette on March 4, with the earlier application of so-called “G1” price cuts to be implemented for the first…