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Chuikyo Split over 2% Adjustment Rate, Off-Year Re-Pricing; JPWA Says Wholesalers Are in Dire Straits
Payer and healthcare provider members of Japan’s drug pricing panel were divided on November 5 over the handling of the current 2% price adjustment rate used in the price revision formula and the coverage of so-called “off-year” re-pricing. The price…
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