In early October, the Japanese Heart Failure Society (JHFS) held its first annual scientific meeting since it published a focused update of the heart failure treatment guidelines in March jointly with the Japanese Circulation Society. The confab featured a series…
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3 Indicted Wholesalers Barred from JCHO/NHO Bids, but Can Sell Single-Channel Drugs to Ensure Access
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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