A public-private council report outlining industry views on Japan’s drug pricing systems drew little discussion at a meeting of the…
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Sumitomo Dainippon’s Profits Slide as Japan Sales Flounder
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma suffered from steep profit declines in FY2014, hobbled by NHI drug price revisions in April last year and rapid generic erosions stemming from newly launched government incentives. The Japanese drug major reported on May 11 that its…
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