The Japanese OTC drug market grew for the first time in five years in 2014 due to shopping sprees by foreign tourists and the increased use of nonprescription medicines switched from prescription status, according to a report by Fuji Keizai.…
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The Wednesday TableShe had been on virtual calls since eight in the morning. The screen glowed. Her eyes burned. Plugged into Teams across time zones, she was digitally connected yet entirely isolated from the reality of Japan’s pharma market.She needed…





