LEXICON
No.88 October 31, 2011

GE rule
GEルール
NHI price listing by generic name
統一名収載 (一般名収載)
NHI price listing by brand name
銘柄別収載

The GE rule (GEルール), which sets NHI prices of generics (GE) listed by their generic names at 40% (1/2.5) of the NHI price of their original drugs, was introduced in the revision of NHI prices in 1990. This rule prevents...

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