Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Nippon Chemiphar Aiming to Boost Generic Drug Sales to 30 Billion Yen in FY2014: President Yamaguchi
Kazushiro Yamaguchi, president and CEO of Nippon Chemiphar, expressed his determination to achieve the targets included in the company’s midterm (three-year) management plan, which started this fiscal year, in a meeting with reporters on July 10. The midterm plan calls…
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