Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Hisamitsu Sets April 17 Shareholders Meeting to Approve Squeeze-Out
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical said on March 13 that it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 17 to seek approval for a share consolidation, or a squeeze-out, as part of its plan to go private. If approved, the Japanese patch…
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