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Alfresa, Medipal, Suzuken, Toho subsidiaries among pharma companies raided by Japanese enforcer

By Toko Sekiguchi ( November 9, 2021, 05:15 GMT | Insight) -- Subsidiaries of Japan’s top drug wholesalers, including Alfresa, as well as southern regional industry leaders such as Astem, were raided today, amid suspicions they fixed bids on 31 hospitals in the Kyushu region, MLex has been told. Four of the six raided companies were subsidiaries of companies linked to the recent criminal bid-rigging case involving a national network of hospitals.Subsidiaries of Japan’s top drug wholesalers, including Alfresa, as well as southern regional industry leaders such as Astem, were raided today, amid suspicions they fixed bids on 31 hospitals in the Kyushu region, MLex has been told....

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