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JPMA Exec Urges Immediate Action on Inflation Pressures as Budget Talks Loom
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) Director General Kenshi Kinoshita on November 13 renewed the trade group’s call for urgent measures to address inflationary pressures facing the pharmaceutical industry, saying that countermeasures “can no longer be delayed” as year-end budget debates…
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