Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Medical System Network, Hanshin Dispensing Pharmacy to Set Up New Company for Drug Purchase Next April
Medical System Network (Medisys; headquartered in Sapporo City), a provider of a business network between dispensing pharmacies and drug wholesalers, announced on November 14 that it will form a business alliance with Hanshin Dispensing Pharmacy (headquartered in Ashiya City, Hyogo…
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