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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Industry Opposes Expanded Price Cuts under Z2 Rule, Calls for Retention of 60% Pricing Rule for New Injectable, Topical Generics
Top officials of pharmaceutical manufacturing associations objected to expanded reduction rates under the Z2 rule, a special price reduction rule for long-listed drugs, at a meeting of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council’s (Chuikyo) drug pricing subcommittee on December 9.…
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