Sawai Urges Japan To Take 'Best And Only Chance' To Reform Pricing Amid Generic Crisis
Executive Summary
Kenzo Sawai, president of Japanese generics giant Sawai Pharmaceutical, talks about the firm’s strategy and backstory of efforts to maintain product supplies amid the country’s ongoing generic crisis in an exclusive interview. He also urges Japan to take "the best and only chance" to reform its drug pricing system to help the entire market survive.
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