Japan should fundamentally overhaul its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme while putting a hold on CEA-based price adjustments, a new ruling…
BUSINESS
Sumitomo Dainippon’s Sales Down 1.6% on Price Cuts, Generic Erosions
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma saw its group revenue inch down 1.6% to 459,267 million yen in the year ended March 2019 as drug price cuts and generic encroachments dealt a blow to its Japan business, according to its earnings released on…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Sumitomo Dainippon Ekes Out Quarterly Growth as North America Sales Offset Japan Dip
July 30, 2019
- Sunovion to Push Different Dasotraline Trial Data in FDA Negotiations: Sumitomo Dainippon Chief
May 13, 2019
- Sumitomo Dainippon Cuts Sales Outlook for FY2018, Ups Profit Forecast
April 22, 2019
- Sumitomo Dainippon Operating Profit Plummets 50% on Drug Price Cut, Generic Erosions
October 31, 2018
- Sumitomo Dainippon’s Sales Hike 14.3% Buoyed by Latuda
May 14, 2018
BUSINESS
- Japan’s 1st Xolair Biosimilar Finally Set for December Launch after Delays
October 23, 2026
- PHP Security Flaws Trigger Website Shutdowns Across Japan Pharma Sector
October 23, 2026
- Enhertu Snares China Approval for HER2 Positive Solid Tumors
October 23, 2026
- Nxera Seeks South Korean Approval for DMD Drug Vamorolone
October 23, 2026
- Vital KSK Warns of Possible Email Address Leak via External Mail Provider
October 23, 2026
Global drug makers are forging ahead with therapies targeting lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), a promising new approach to reducing cardiovascular risks.…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on October 14 that the government will consider the necessary measures for the FY2027…
Eli Lilly’s breast cancer drug Imulrio (imlunestrant) is finally joining Japan’s NHI price list on October 14, nearly 300 days…
The Wednesday TableShe had been on virtual calls since eight in the morning. The screen glowed. Her eyes burned. Plugged into Teams across time zones, she was digitally connected yet entirely isolated from the reality of Japan’s pharma market.She needed…
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government approved a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act at its Cabinet meeting on…
Japan’s health ministry doled out regulatory approvals for a throng of new medicines on December 27 including Eli Lilly’s obesity…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…