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FJPWA Decides to Cooperate in Market Price Survey

September 24, 2001
In an interview with PHARMA JAPAN on September 11, Takaaki Matsutani, president of the FJPWA or Oroshiren, stated that the FJPWA has decided to cooperate with Korosho in the market price survey. Chuikyo decided to conduct a market price survey…

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