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Pharmaceutical Administration and Regulations in Japan - Nihs

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(Month) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1<br />

1st/2nd Committees on New � � � � � � � �<br />

<strong>Pharmaceutical</strong> Affairs <strong>and</strong> Food<br />

Sanitation Council<br />

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Approval � � � � �<br />

Entry <strong>in</strong>to the NHI price list (new<br />

drug substance)<br />

Entry <strong>in</strong>to the NHI price list<br />

(products reported to the<br />

Committees / new kit products)<br />

[2009 or later]<br />

Approval (before 1/15 or 7/15)<br />

Entry <strong>in</strong> the NHI price list<br />

(generic drugs) [2009 or later]<br />

NHI price revision (every 2<br />

years)<br />

�<br />

* Entry <strong>in</strong>to the NHI price list: With<strong>in</strong> 60 days as a rule (90 days at the latest)<br />

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2011-3 - 199 -<br />

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* New formulations of drugs approved after the reexam<strong>in</strong>ation period are categorized as generic drugs (time of<br />

entry: twice a year)<br />

#<br />

Entry <strong>in</strong> the year of NHI price revision (every 2 years from 2008): Entry expected <strong>in</strong> March is actually made <strong>in</strong><br />

April (<strong>in</strong> accordance with the 90-day rule)<br />

Fig. 20. Correlation between the Time of Market<strong>in</strong>g Approval Based on<br />

<strong>Pharmaceutical</strong> Affairs Law <strong>and</strong> the Time of Entry <strong>in</strong> the NHI Drug Price List<br />

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