OTC-like ethical drugs市販類似薬Exclusion from health insurance coverage保険適用除外Kampo medicines or Chinese herbal drugs漢方薬Gel patches, cataplasms, or poulticesパップ薬Curtailment of healthcare expenditures医療費削減Out-of-pocket payment自己負担
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G1/G2 RuleG1/G2ルールMarch 9, 2018
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New PMP Criteria新薬創出加算の新要件March 9, 2018
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Cost-Based Method原価計算方式July 27, 2017
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Sakigake Designation Scheme先駆け審査指定制度August 17, 2016
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Special expansion re-pricing (Huge-seller re-pricing)特例拡大再算定（巨額再算定）March 4, 2016
Discussions by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) study group on the generic industry structure are reaching the last lap. Its final report - a draft of which will be presented later this month - is expected to…
Whenever an excellent employee or leader leaves, it’s a blow to your organization.The departure of staff is an inevitable part of business, but in a fiercely competitive recruitment landscape like Japan, employee retention is a priority.Not only does retaining staff…
A Japanese health ministry study group focused on pharmaceutical regulations on March 21 agreed on a policy to encourage the…
Generic manufacturers in Japan will be required to disclose supply-related information from this June under a new company indicator rule…
The Japanese health ministry on December 22 approved a batch of medicines for additional indications, including Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s atypical antipsychotic Rexulti (brexpiprazole) and Zenyaku Kogyo’s anti-CD20 antibody Rituxan (rituximab).Rexulti is now newly indicated for the treatment of depression and depressive…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…
The Japanese health ministry’s expert panel tasked to discuss comprehensive policies for the rapid and stable supply of pharmaceuticals generally…
A key Japanese reimbursement policy panel on December 16 approved the government-backed plan for the FY2023 “off-year” drug price revision.…
Authorized generic (AG) strategies taken by innovative drug makers might help soften the impact of generic competition in their businesses but such tactics might also accelerate the application of “G1”/“G2” price cuts for their off-patent brand-name medicines, a Jiho tally…
Japan’s health ministry announced new NHI prices to be applied in April under the FY2022 drug price revision in the official gazette on March 4, with the earlier application of so-called “G1” price cuts to be implemented for the first…