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Switch to Original Drugs Up Nearly 5-Fold YOY in 6-Month Period from August 2021: NPhA Survey
Patients switched from generics to original drugs nearly five times as frequently during the period from August 2021 to January 2022 compared to a year earlier, according to a survey conducted by the Nippon Pharmacy Association (NPhA). The survey compared…
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