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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MHLW to Designate 617 Products/134 APIs as “Essential Drugs”: Will Receive Uniform, Stable NHI Prices, Exempt from Z2 Rule
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) reported at a general meeting of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on January 20 that it has designated 134 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)/617 products as “essential drugs.” These include 163…
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