Despite getting off to a sluggish start five years ago, SGLT2 inhibitors are steadily picking up steam thanks to buoyant sales of their combination medicines with DPP-4 inhibitors. Even monodrugs alone grew 29% in FY2018, with the market including the…
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Japan Doctors’ Lobby Braced for Tough Social Security Debate after Election
The Japan Medical Association (JMA) sees tough social security debates awaiting it after this summer’s Upper House election as the government puts off setting its cost curtailment target to garner support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, President Yoshitake Yokokura…
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