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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What Are Japanese Pharmaceutical Candidates Thinking?
Philip Carrigan What are the most important factors for candidates when interviewing with multinational companies in Tokyo? Morunda interviewed 120 candidates who have interviewed with multinational pharmaceutical companies in Tokyo within the past 24 months. Our survey (Table 1) asked…
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