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Japan Wholesalers’ Profit Margin Worsens to 1.04% as Costs Rise
Japanese pharmaceutical wholesalers saw their operating profit margin fall to 1.04% in FY2025 from 1.11% the previous year, according to a survey released on September 24 by the Federation of Japan Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association (JPWA). The decline interrupted a recent…
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