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Chuikyo OKs Plan for September Drug Price Survey, Smaller Coverage amid COVID-19
A key Japanese reimbursement policy panel on July 22 approved a plan to conduct a drug price survey covering transactions in September 2020 for “off-year” re-pricing scheduled for next April. The number of wholesalers and healthcare providers that will be…
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