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Japan Govt Likely to Stick to 2020 Off-Year Drug Re-Pricing Plan in Honebuto Paper
Despite the COVID-19 crisis taking a toll on Japan's healthcare delivery system, the government is expected to maintain its plan to carry out so-called “off-year” drug re-pricing next year and an associated market price survey in this year’s Basic Policy…
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