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Ono’s First-Half Operating Profit Up 11% Despite Forxiga Sales Hit
Ono Pharmaceutical posted a double-digit rise in operating profit for the six months ended September despite lower sales, as growing overseas revenue and royalty income helped offset the blow of a partnership wind-up for the SGLT2 inhibitor Forxiga (dapagliflozin). According…
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