The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Choseido Woes Cast Clouds on Generic Inroads in Tokushima, Worst Player in Penetration
A business suspension order issued to Choseido Pharmaceutical over its manufacturing issues could further stymie the already-slow generic penetration in its home prefecture of Tokushima, possibly steering doctors and patients away from these medicines. On October 11, Tokushima prefectural authorities…
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