Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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AZ Japan Facing Civil Lawsuit over Demotions, Pay Cuts
The Japan arm of AstraZeneca has been embroiled in labor disputes with its sales reps who are seeking to invalidate their demotions and pay cuts imposed by the company, saying there have been no clear evaluation criteria or grounds to…
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