Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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3D Slams Toho’s Info Requests as Bid to Justify Defense Measures
3D Investment Partners on April 17 submitted a third response to Toho Holdings’ request for additional information regarding its planned large-scale share purchase, while accusing the drug wholesaler of seeking to justify potential defensive measures. In its latest reply, the…
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