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Japan Eyes Linking Dormant Pricing Premium with Sakigake System, Upping Rate to 20% at Maximum
The Drug Pricing Organization on July 22 called for making designation under the “sakigake” fast-track review system a requirement to receive a rarely used pricing premium designed to reward companies’ efforts to develop novel medicines early in Japan. The 10%…
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