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Think Tank Advocates Drug Price Hikes above Existing Levels to Reflect Inflation
A think tank led by pharmaceutical policy veterans on September 24 called for changes to Japan’s drug pricing system that would allow NHI prices to be raised above existing levels to reflect rising costs and wages. The Study Group on…
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