Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) was approved in Japan in March. While it skipped the May round of reimbursement listing, physicians eagerly await the arrival of what would be the first new obesity drug in three decades. Other companies…
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With a growing number of public medical institutions temporarily suspending three major wholesalers indicted over bid-rigging charges from their bidding processes, the Japan Community Healthcare Organization (JCHO) and the National Hospital Organization (NHO) plan to make exceptions for products distributed…
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