Japan’s contract drug rep ratio rose to 8.7% in FY2024 as the total number of regular reps continued to fall, the Japan Contract Sales Organization Association (JCSOA) reported in June. Amid industry downsizing, the roles and expectations placed on contract…
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Japan is set to join a multinational clinical trial launched by the US National Institutes of Health late last month for Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir for the treatment of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, a Japanese researcher said on March…
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