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Labor Group Chief Pushes Fundamental Drug Pricing Reform Ahead of Honebuto
The Japanese Federation of Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry Workers’ Unions (Yakusho Rengo) on April 7 called for a fundamental overhaul of Japan’s drug pricing system as part of proposals for the government’s “honebuto” economic and fiscal policy blueprint for 2026.…
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