Japan passes bill to raise co-payments for prescription drugs similar to OTC counterparts

The health ministry plans to require individuals to bear additional costs for some 1,100 over-the-counter-like prescription drugs starting in March 2027.

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Japan passes bill to raise co-payments for prescription drugs similar to OTC counterparts The health ministry plans to require individuals to bear additional costs for some 1,100 over-the-counter-like prescription drugs starting in March 2027. According to the collected source material from japantimes.co.jp, The health ministry plans to require individuals to bear additional costs for some 1,100 over-the-counter-like prescription drugs starting in March 2027. Editorial classification signals include category: cronaca ; entities mentioned: Japan ; source timestamp: 2026-05-29T07:58:00+00:00. This draft is a structured rewrite of the feed material and does not add unsupported facts. Its purpose is to provide a stronger editorial base for automated review and publication gating.

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Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Japan