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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Nakai Tapped as MHLW’s Top Pharmacy Officer; Ohara to Steer Drug Pricing Reform
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has promoted Kiyohito Nakai to the post of councilor in charge of pharmaceuticals at the Minister’s Secretariat, the highest-ranking official with a pharmacy-related background. Nakai, previously chief safety officer at the Pharmaceuticals…
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