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Opdivo Top-Selling Drug in Japan in April: Encise
Ono Pharmaceutical’s PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) grabbed the top spot in the Japanese pharma market in April, hauling in 11.5 billion yen on an NHI price basis, according to a monthly snapshot report released by Encise. Opdivo was closely trailed…
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