Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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NHI-Market Price Gap on Narrowing Trend, but Results Remain Unpredictable
The average gap between the NHI prices and market prices of listed medicines in Japan appears to be narrowing in 2024 from last year’s 6.0%, but with wholesalers facing persistent discount pressure, the results remain unpredictable, people familiar with the…
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