Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Chugai Trims 150 Reps via Voluntary Buyout, Sales Force Down to 1,050 from July
Chugai Pharmaceutical will see its sales force diminish to around 1,050 from July after 150 field reps leave the company at the end of this month under a voluntary redundancy program, President and CEO Osamu Okuda said on June 28.…
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