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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Rebates, Allowances Come Up in CEFP Social Security Working Group’s Analysis of Current State of Wholesalers
The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy’s (CEFP) working group on social security analyzed the current state of drug wholesalers at a meeting on April 11. Materials presented by the Cabinet Office stated, “Through mergers, the top five wholesalers have…
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