Lost In Reimbursement? Innovative Drugs Encounter Lengthy Delays In China – IMS Study
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
A market access study conducted by IMS and RDPAC sheds lights on regulatory and reimbursement challenges facing MNCs in China.
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