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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Toho Defense Measure Scraped through Shareholder Vote: Report
Toho Holdings’ takeover defense measures against investment fund 3D Investment Partners were approved by a narrow margin at the drug wholesaler’s annual general meeting on June 26, according to an extraordinary report filed with local authorities on June 29. The…
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