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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Japan to Add VEXAS Syndrome, Mooren's Ulcer to Intractable Disease List
A health ministry expert panel on September 1 endorsed plans to add two conditions, VEXAS syndrome and idiopathic peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK), to Japan’s list of designated intractable diseases eligible for medical expense subsidies from FY2028. VEXAS syndrome is an…
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