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Pfizer Japan Chief Urges Applying 9.6% Growth Target to Domestic Market
Pfizer Japan President Hiroo Igarashi has called for Japan to apply a 9.6% growth target to its domestic patented drug market, arguing that the current focus on global sales by Japanese companies falls short of addressing the country’s declining competitiveness.…
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