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MHLW Proposes New Premium with Easier-than-Sakigake Requirements to Fight Lag, Loss
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) proposed the creation of a new drug price premium aimed at countering the growing drug lag and loss in Japan to a key panel on November 10. No objections were raised by…
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