On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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1st Vaccine Doses to Be Delivered for Half of Elderly by May: Kono
Japan expects to deliver the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for half of its estimated 36 million elderly people by the end of May, now that it has agreed with the US giant to accelerate supply plans, according to…
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