Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026…
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Combined Half-Year Sales of Major Japanese Drug Makers Up 2.8% Thanks to Overseas Sales
Combined sales of 26 major Japanese drug companies increased 2.8% to 4,622 billion yen in the first half of FY2014 compared to the same period a year before, but combined net profit fell 2.8% to 443.5 billion yen. According to…
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