Japan is considering a new approach to its “special” market expansion re-pricing that would exclude drug sales tied to private…
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Chuikyo Payer Reps Wary of Revising Foreign Price Adjustment Rule for Govt-Requested Drugs
Members of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) representing medical bill payers on October 14 expressed their wariness about a proposal to revise a foreign price-based adjustment rule, one of the price-setting modules for new drugs, so that medicines…
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