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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Iwasaki to Bow Out as Chief of Takeda’s Japan Pharma Biz Unit
Masato Iwasaki, president of the Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Pharmaceutical, will step down from the position, it has been learned. He will remain as a member of the board and executive team at the company, while taking up…
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