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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Voranigo and More Meds Missing from April Listing Slate; Servier Plans Packaging Change
Several companies chose to hold back some of their products from Japan’s latest NHI price listing round amid criticism from members of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) over delays between approval and reimbursement. A number of medicines were…
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