The average gap between NHI prices and the market prices of listed medicines in Japan stood at a preliminary 5.2%…
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MHLW Looks to Lift Ban on Exports of Plasma Fraction Products by FY2020
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to allow the export of plasma fraction products. The ministry will permit their export if it does not interfere with their stable supply in Japan. The MHLW presented the plan on…
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