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Regional Formularies Seen Driving Shift to Quality, Industry Consolidation: Society Head
The growing rollout of regional formularies in Japan could eventually accelerate consolidation and efficiency gains in the generic drug sector, as the focus shifts from volume to quality, according to Hirohisa Imai, president of the Japanese Society of Formulary. In…
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