Japan approved its 39-trillion-yen economic stimulus package on November 22. It does not explicitly state that the drug price revision…
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JGA President Sees Reduction in Number of Generic Drug Makers as “Inevitable”: Chuikyo
Itsuro Yoshida, president of the Japan Generic Medicines Association (JGA), said on September 13 at a key drug pricing panel, “We’re seeing movement toward consolidation and reorganization within the industry. I think more is going on behind the scenes as…
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