A Japanese health ministry proposal to impose steeper price cuts on certain medicines deemed to carry poor cost-effectiveness profiles cleared…
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Shonan iPark Commences Full-Fledged Operations in South Korea
iPark Institute, an operator of Shonan iPark, formally known as Shonan Health Innovation Park, said on July 12 that its business operations in South Korea are now in full swing. Starting from late June, the institute dispatched staff members to…
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