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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Many Approved AGs Remain Unlisted Despite Final Pre-Reform Opportunity
Only three APIs were included as authorized generics (AGs) in Japan’s latest biannual generic listing announced on June 11, with a number of previously approved AGs once viewed as candidates for the final pre-reform launch window again left off the…
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