Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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EFPIA Japan Appoints Takafumi Horii as New Vice Chair
Takafumi Horii, president of AstraZeneca Japan, has assumed the post of vice chairman at the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Japan, effective September 30. Mr Horii’s term of office at the industry body will last until March…
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