Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
BUSINESS
Sumitomo Dainippon Ekes Out Quarterly Growth as North America Sales Offset Japan Dip
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma squeaked out a 1.4% uptick in its April-June revenue as its new drug-driven sales in North America more than compensated for a decline in the Japan market, where the company suffers relentless generic pressure on off-patent products.…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Sumitomo Dainippon’s April-December Sales Up 2.9% as Diabetes Meds Counter Off-Patent Dip
January 31, 2020
- To Weather Latuda Cliff, Sumitomo Dainippon Looks to Cash In on Roivant Alliance to Push Priority R&D
October 29, 2019
- Sumitomo Dainippon Lifts Q2 Earnings Guidance on Solid Sales in Japan, US, China
October 23, 2019
- Sumitomo Dainippon’s Sales Down 1.6% on Price Cuts, Generic Erosions
May 13, 2019
BUSINESS
- Takeda Hands CEO Baton to Kim after 12-Year Weber Era
June 25, 2026
- Tanabe Starts Long-Term Uplizna Study in IgG4-Related Disease
June 25, 2026
- ASKA Shareholders Back Faster Poison Pill Activation
June 25, 2026
- EU Approves Padcev-Keytruda for Earlier Bladder Cancer Use
June 25, 2026
- Tacrolimus Generics Add Cell Transplantation Indication
June 25, 2026
Japan’s leading pharmaceutical wholesalers are bracing for a second consecutive year of profit declines, underscoring the growing challenge of generating…
Recent trends are creating a fascinating push-and-pull effect in the talent market. We’re seeing more positions opening up, but also a greater number of candidates available, particularly in the fields of rare diseases and oncology. This “more positions, more candidates”…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government on March 7 announced new NHI prices to be applied in the FY2025 drug price revision, revealing…
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…