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 Selects JN.1 for COVID-19 Vaccine Formula in 2024-2025 Season
A Japanese health ministry panel on May 29 decided to designate the JN.1 strains of the novel coronavirus to be used as the COVID-19 vaccine antigen for its first national immunization program (NIP) to run in the upcoming 2024/2025 fall-winter…
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