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JGA to Ask for Retention of “70% Rule”in Pricing of “First Generics”

August 29, 2011
The Japan Generic Medicines Association (JGA) will call for the retention of the current “70% rule”for generic drug pricing in discussions on next year's revision of NHI prices. Under this rule, first generics approved for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)…

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