On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Shipped with 6-Dose Syringes from Week of April 12, for Use in 2nd-in-Line HCPs
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notification to prefectural governments on March 17, informing them that COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped together with syringes that can extract six doses per vial from the week of April…
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