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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Astellas to Cut 500 More Jobs in Buyout Targeting Commercial Unit
Astellas Pharma said on August 1 that it will prune around 500 more jobs in a voluntary redundancy program targeting its commercial division, primarily sales reps. This follows a buyout program run in 2021 that pared a similar number of…
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