Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Astellas Earnings Buoyant on Xtandi, Overseas Sales Offset Japan Fall
Astellas Pharma delivered bullish earnings in FY2014 as its prostate cancer agent Xtandi (enzalutamide) crossed into blockbuster territory and strong offshore sales outstripped a revenue decline in Japan. In the year ended in March 2015, the major Japanese drug maker…
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