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Daiichi Sankyo Reels from Olmesartan LOE, Logs 3.2% Sales Fall
Daiichi Sankyo saw its group sales in FY2018 slip 3.2% year on year to 929.7 billion yen as big growth from its anticoagulant hopeful Lixiana (edoxaban) failed to offset the impact of generic inroads into its flagship hypertension drug Olmetec…
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