The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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No Progress for Wholesalers’ Negative Primary Margin on Sales, Single-Product, Single-Price Deals Stagnant: Ryukaikon
No progress was made in FY2014 in respect to the issue of negative primary margins on sales, which are drug wholesalers’ losses on sales without factoring in rebates and allowances, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) said on…
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