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 Picks 14 “Loss” Products as Drugs with Highest Priority for Development
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has wrapped up its work to group 78 so-called “drug loss” products into four tiers based on their priorities and needs for domestic development, identifying 14 products as the top of the…
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