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Japan’s Generic Use Rate Reaches 86.5% in FY2024: JGA
Japan’s volume-based generic use rate checked in at 86.5% in FY2024, which ended in March 2025, up 3.8 percentage points from the prior year, according to data released by the Japan Generic Medicines Association (JGA) on July 4. The figure…
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