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JGA Deeply Sorry for Making Baseless Demand on FY2016 Drug Pricing Reform
The Japan Generic Medicines Association (JGA) on December 25 apologized deeply for making a demand related to first generic pricing rules that later proved not to be based on actual market conditions. The JGA offered apologies in a statement issued…
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