On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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ASKA Repeats Request to Dalton after Dismissive Email on Stake Plan
ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings said on September 2 that it has renewed its demand for information from US investment fund Dalton Investments and its partners, after receiving what it described as a de facto refusal to respond to its earlier request.…
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