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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80% Generic Share “at Early Date,” Essential Drug Supplies Join Draft Fiscal Policy Blueprint
The government unveiled a draft of its economic and fiscal policy guidelines on June 22, which included, alongside a new generic penetration target of 80%, measures to ensure the stable supply of essential medicines and propel innovation in the drug…
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