REGULATORY

New Cabinet Might Move the Needle in Off-Year Debate: Industry Exec

By Kohei Hori and Takashi Ebisawa October 2, 2024
With the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba launched on October 1, pharmaceutical industry insiders welcomed the appointment of drug policy heavyweights for the posts of health and finance ministers. A senior trade group official predicts the new lineup will…

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