Japan’s drug wholesalers are facing mounting financial pressure as rising logistics and procurement costs deepen losses on product distribution, even…
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MHLW OKs 60 New APIs in 2014, Doubling from Year Ago
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) said on February 25 that it approved 60 new active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for new ethical drugs in 2014, almost double the number of the previous year. The latest figure is the…
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