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MHLW Lays Out Chuikyo Discussion Timeline for Drug Pricing Overhaul
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on January 25 presented a timeline, covering the first half of 2017, for the Central Social Insurance Medical Council’s discussions on the revamping of the Japanese drug pricing system. Up to the…
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