The average price discrepancy rate of listed medicines in Japan, or the average gap between their NHI prices and market prices, came to “approximately 7.0%” in September 2022 on a preliminary basis, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW)…
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The Wednesday TableShe had been on virtual calls since eight in the morning. The screen glowed. Her eyes burned. Plugged into Teams across time zones, she was digitally connected yet entirely isolated from the reality of Japan’s pharma market.She needed…





