Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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Set Earlier-than-FY2020 Date for 80% Generic Target: Govt Working Group
A working group under the government’s administrative reform panel has compiled an interim report on generic promotions, calling for setting a deadline earlier than the health ministry-envisioned FY2020 to achieve a generic penetration rate of at least 80%. The working…
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