Japan’s health ministry approved a slew of new medicines on September 25 including multiple “first of its kind” products, among them being GlaxoSmithKline’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy as well as Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab).Arexvy became the first…
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Lilly Japan Suffers Negative Growth for 3rd Straight Year in 2022 as 2 Major LOEs Weigh
Eli Lilly Japan incurred negative sales growth for the third year running in 2022 as it faced a lingering blow from the patent loss of two major brands. However, President Simone Thomsen says this was not a surprise, highlighting the…
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