For 25 years, Morunda has been interviewing leaders in Japan’s pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Most country managers typically come from a commercial background, rooted in sales and marketing. It’s rare to find country managers who come from finance or…
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MHLW to Seek “Candidate Drug Lists” for Patient-Initiated Mixed Care from Medical Societies
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to ask medical societies and national medical centers to compile lists of “candidate drugs” likely to be subject to a new government scheme that combines publicly insured and uninsured therapies at…
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