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MHLW’s Generic Roadmap Compilation in Homestretch
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is in the final stage of talks with stakeholders to hammer out a draft roadmap that will set out Japan’s new generic share target from FY2013, starting in April, hoping to announce…
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