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Off-Year Drug Price Revisions Run Counter to Innovation, JPMA Exec Says

January 23, 2026
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) Director General Kenshi Kinoshita on January 22 reiterated the industry group’s call to scrap off-year drug price revisions, warning that annual re-pricing would sap drug makers’ financial strength and ultimately undermine innovation. Speaking at a…

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