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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MHLW Seeks at Least 275 Billion Yen to Shore Up Drug Supplies
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is seeking at least 274.9 billion yen in its FY2027 budget request for five programs aimed at strengthening stable drug supplies, including new support to bring API production for medical countermeasures (MCMs)…
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