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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Major Domestic Makers’ Vaccine Business Gains Momentum; Addition of New Vaccines to Public Vaccination Program Could Spark Debate Over Funding
The vaccine business of domestic companies is beginning to heat up. Sales of the four leading vaccine marketers totaled 99.2 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 2012 and are set to surpass 100 billion yen. In addition to…
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