For 25 years, Morunda has been interviewing leaders in Japan’s pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Most country managers typically come from a commercial background, rooted in sales and marketing. It’s rare to find country managers who come from finance or…
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FPMAJ, EFPIA See Need to Revisit Cost-Based Pricing Method: Chuikyo
Major pharma trade groups of Japan and Europe expressed their positions that there is a need to revisit the current cost calculation-based pricing formula for new drugs at a key drug pricing panel on May 17, although they stopped short…
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