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Japan Pharma Market Grows 1.4% in 2014, Plavix Retains Crown in Sales Ranking: IMS
Japan’s ethical drug market in 2014 grew 1.4% year on year to 9,983,426 million yen on an NHI price basis, with Sanofi’s antiplatelet agent Plavix (clopidogrel) topping the year’s product sales ranking, according to a report released by IMS Japan…
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