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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Welireg, Airwin, Talvey and More Set for NHI Listing; Premiums Wiped Out by “Zero” Rule
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on August 6 approved the reimbursement listing of eight new medicines, with the official NHI listing date set for August 14. The latest batch includes MSD’s Welireg (belzutifan) for tumors associated with von…
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