BUSINESS
AstraZeneca Japan Grows 17% in 2022, Bags 12 Approvals; Up to 7 Filings Eyed for 2023
AstraZeneca enjoyed year-on-year sales growth of 17% in Japan in 2022, driven by new launches as well as its existing portfolio, country president Takafumi Horii said on April 13. The company snared a total of 12 Japanese approvals in the…
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