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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Labor Union Group Submits Request, Urges Drug Pricing Overhaul amid Inflation
The Healthcare Industry Platform, a group of pharma labor unions, on December 2 submitted a request to the health ministry calling for sweeping reforms to Japan’s drug and medical devices pricing systems, arguing that official prices must better reflect surging…
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