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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Chuikyo Tilting Toward Introduction of Re-Pricing for “Huge Seller” Drugs
Japan is leaning toward introducing a new repricing rule for drugs with huge sales now that members of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) presented no objection to the idea, which was proposed by the Drug Pricing Organization in…
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