On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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Chugai’s 2023 Earnings Slip as Ronapreve Wanes, but Sales Still Top 1 Trillion Yen
Chugai Pharmaceutical’s sales and profits for the fiscal year ended December 2023 contracted by two digits over the year due to a smaller supply of the COVID-19 treatment Ronapreve (casirivimab/imdevimab) to the government as well as to generic penetrations. Its…
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