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Ono Crosses 500 Billion Yen in FY2023 Sales, Forxiga Drives 9th Year of Growth
Ono Pharmaceutical said on May 9 that its group revenue grew for the ninth consecutive year to hit the 500-billion-yen mark in FY2023, underpinned by its anti-PD-1 antibody Opdivo (nivolumab) and SGLT2 inhibitor Forxiga (dapagliflozin). In the year through March…
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