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May 30, 2011
Pharma Companies in JapanP. Reed Maurer First, some facts: Number of pharma manufacturers (2008) With NHI listed drugs 378 With more than 300 employees 126 Market share (IMS) in 2010 Top 10 Japanese firms 34.18% Top 10 foreign firms 32.74% Total of 20 firms 66.92% Employment (2008) 351 companies ...

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Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…

By Kohei Hori

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By Philip Carrigan

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By Ken Yoshino

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