LEXICON
No.157 July 19, 2024

Elective Care Scheme for LLPs
長期収載品 選定療養制度

Japan will introduce a new health coverage rule for long-listed products (LLPs) (長期収載品; choki shusai hin ), or off-patent brand-name drugs, in October 2024. Under the scheme, over 1,000 LLPs of nearly 450 APIs will be positioned as “elective care...

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