The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Isao Teshirogi, president and representative director of Shionogi & Co., said at a company results briefing held on May 9 that while its US subsidiary Shionogi Inc. posts operating losses, it has been developing a management structure in which figures…
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