Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Revamped Sakigake Pricing Premium to Grant Maximum Premium Rate of 20%: Chuikyo Subcommittee
The revamped version of a dormant pricing premium designed to reward the development of first-in-class drugs in Japan is likely to carry a maximum premium rate of 20%, up from the current 10%, as no member of the Central Social…
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