ORGANIZATION

EFPIA Takes to Nagata-cho to Call for Real Dialogue

April 28, 2016

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The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, Japan (EFPIA Japan) is ratcheting up its efforts to convince politicians to hold substantive discussions with the industry so as to jointly address industry challenges and the country’s social security problems. On…

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