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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EFPIA Japan Chief Frets Negative Market Growth amid Pressure on Drug Costs
Medium and long-term policies being weighed by the Japanese government to rein in drug spending would lead to negative growth in the country’s pharmaceutical market, EFPIA Japan Chairman Carsten Brunn warned on June 10. EFPIA Japan, formally the European Federation…
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