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25 Leading Drug Makers Report Overall Decline in Sales, Profits in 1st Half
Twenty-five leading pharmaceutical companies affiliated with the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) reported a combined 3.6% decline in sales and 1.7% drop in operating profits from the corresponding period of the previous year in their first-half settlements for FY2011. First…
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