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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FPMAJ Chief Trades Barbs with Chuikyo Payer Rep, Says Western-Style HTA Doesn’t Fit Japan’s Unique Market Mechanism
The Japanese drug market is rigidly governed by its drug pricing system, and the market economy-oriented concept of western-style health technology assessments (HTAs) does not fit in such a controlled market, Masayo Tada, chairman of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’…
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