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What's Driving Up the Cost of Drugs?

Joshi Venugopal, Managing Director, Novartis Malaysia

17-Aug-18 08:05

What's Driving Up the Cost of Drugs?

We spoke to Joshi on the role big pharma companies play in stemming rapidly rising healthcare costs. He also spoke of the impact of government policy on the local supply chain structure and the ineffectiveness of introducing price regulation.      

Presented by: Giri Balakrishnan


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Categories:  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Science,  Business Analysis,  Social Issues

Tags:  Pharma,  Consumer goods,  Novartis,  Health Policy,  Healthcare Costs, 


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