Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Mitsubishi Tanabe to Pull Plug on Generics, Transfer Biz to Nipro in October
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma will pull out from the generic market as its board of directors on March 28 agreed to split off and transfer its generics and part of the long-listed product business to Nipro Corporation in October. Mitsubishi Tanabe…
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