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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Pharma Seeks Inflation-Liked Price Hikes, Freeze on Patent-Period Cuts for 2027 Revision
Japan’s pharmaceutical industry on August 26 pressed for measures to address mounting business pressures in the FY2027 off-year drug price revision, including NHI price hikes to reflect inflation and a freeze on price cuts for patent-protected medicines. The Federation of…
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