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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Concerns Grow over Supply of Cephem Antibiotics after Choseido Plant Halt
Japan is seeing growing woes over the supply of antibiotics in the wake of manufacturing issues detected at Choseido Pharmaceutical, which have brought its key plant offline. All major third-generation cephem antibiotics, both originals and generics, are now subject to…
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