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Govt to Pare Drug Prices by 2.4% in October 2019 Ad-Hoc Re-Pricing
The Japanese government will trim drug prices by 2.4% on an NHI price basis in ad-hoc re-pricing associated with the October 2019 consumption tax hike, with a 1.95% upward tweak linked to the levy raise to be more than cancelled…
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