Drug reps today are facing an increasingly strong imperative to depart from traditional promotional activities simply aimed at getting doctors’ prescriptions. For these reps to shift to communications focusing on proper drug use, the key will be their performance reviews.…
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Special Interview on Long-Listed Products and Generic Drugs
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Astem Pres. Yoshimura Says Wholesalers Should Break Away from Dependence on Long-Listed Drugs
April 4, 2013
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MOF Budget Examiner Hirotsugu Shinkawa Hopes to See New Generic Target Set at Highest Share Achievable at Fastest Pace
March 29, 2013
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CSIMC Expert Member Yoshiaki Kamoya (Executive Officer, Shionogi) Says Price Cuts for Long-Listed Drugs and Perpetuation of Premium for New Drug Development Should Be Discussed Together
March 22, 2013
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Japan Pharmaceutical Association Vice President Hirotsugu Miura Says that 70% Rule for New Generics Will Be Debatable in Future
March 15, 2013
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Japan Health Insurance Association President Tsuyoshi Kobayashi Points Out that Price Competition Will Not Work If Prices Are Set Equally
March 12, 2013
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Kyoto Medical Association Vice President Hideki Adachi Says Drug Makers Should Closely Verify NHI Prices and Development Costs of Each Drug
March 8, 2013
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Shuji Shirakawa of Kenporen Says Long-Listed Product Price Cuts Irrelevant to New Drug Development Premium
February 28, 2013
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Some seven years in the making, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) finally rolled out a cost-effectiveness assessment…
Japan will go ahead with the introduction of a cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme for drugs and medical devices in April…
Look into the heart of every successful company, the businesses that have made a real impact on the world, and you’ll notice they all share a common trait.The people. But not just any people, as Jim Collins famously said…“People are…