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Ex-MHLW Official Isobe, Now at Self-Medication Group, Touts OTC Use to Soften Impact of Off-Year Re-Pricing
The more effective use of over-the-counter medicines would help mitigate the impact of “off-year” price revisions for prescription drugs, addressing major concerns in the pharmaceutical industry, Soichiro Isobe, new president of the Japan Self-Medication Industry (JSMI), tells Jiho. A licensed…
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