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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Four Ministers Map Out Basic Policy for Drug Pricing Revamp
Four state ministers hammered out a basic policy for the proposed revamp of the drug pricing system on December 20, calling for annual price surveys on all products, and price revisions for a certain scope of medicines with large price…
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