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JMA Survey Finds Large Gap between Actual Drug Shortage, Industry Poll
There appears to be a large gap between frontline healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies in their perception of how drugs are available - or not available - on the market, a survey by the Japan Medical Association (JMA) revealed on…
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