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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AstraZeneca Ranks Third in Japan Sales Ranking with 12.1% Growth, Good Start in Q1 Too
AstraZeneca ranked third in the Japan pharma sales ranking in 2021, up by one notch from the prior year, becoming the fastest growing company in the top 10 list with growth of over 12%, its local helmsman Stefan Woxström said…
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