Japan plans to revise its guidelines on the drone delivery of medicines later this month, which would mark the first revision since they were established two years ago. Service providers are closely watching how they will be revised, with calls…
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5 Years after Transparency Guidelines Rollout, R&D Costs Halve while Dining Outlays About to Disappear
By Reiji Anasako Five years after the introduction of the industry’s funding disclosure guidelines, drug makers’ expenses related to R&D have nearly dwindled by half, while wining and dining outlays are trending towards zero particularly among non-Japanese players, a Jiho…
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