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Takeda’s Underlying Revenue Skids 0.2% in 1st Half as Rare Disease Biz Weighs
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s group sales jumped nearly 90% in the first half of FY2019 thanks to its Shire buyout in January, but it treaded water on an underlying revenue basis as its acquired hemophilia franchise was hit by competition, dragging down…
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