Thursday, February 28, 2013

Japan "best market in the world" for foreign drugmakers

Japan "best market in the world" for foreign drugmakers
Japan is enjoying the benefits of changing the way it reviews, administers and pays for drugs in an effort to spur innovation and address rising costs associated with aging. "For foreign [drug] companies, it's the best market in the world right now," PhRMA representative Ira Wolf said. The country has accelerated the review of new treatments, placed the pricing system under review and set a 30% market share goal for generics. The Economist (tiered subscription model)(2/22) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story


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