Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Opdivo Sales Drop 4.7% in April-December, but Ono Secures Higher Profits
Ono Pharmaceutical suffered a 4.7% sales decline for its flagship PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) in April-December as its label expansions failed to counter its 37.5% price cut in November 2018 and ever-intensifying competition on the market. Despite the fall, the…
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