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Japan’s Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno suggested on November 20 that the government could consider a wide range of approaches in reviewing out-of-pocket rules for so-called “OTC-like” prescription drugs, including frameworks used in past copay systems. Ueno made the remarks at…
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