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Wholesale Dealer President Deeply Sorry for Letting Fake Harvoni into Supply Chain
The president of a wholesale dealer who “unknowingly” introduced fake Harvoni (ledipasvir + sofosbuvir) into the Japanese drug supply chain finally met the press on March 23, apologizing for the fiasco and revealing how he purchased what was later found…
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