Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Xofluza Sees Sharp Sales Decline, but Inavir Logs Growth: 2019-2020 Flu Drug Market
Shionogi’s anti-flu drug Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) suffered a 98.4% sales decline in FY2019. The company attributes this drop to factors including a short flu season and hospital avoidance amid the coronavirus outbreak. In contrast, sales of Daiichi Sankyo’s Inavir (laninamivir)…
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