The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Maintain Drug Prices for Duration of Patent Coverage, PhRMA/EFPIA Stress at Chuikyo
Japan is the only major country that has a model to regularly cut drug prices even during the patented period, and if it is to follow in the footsteps of other markets in the level of generic shifts, it should…
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