Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) was approved in Japan in March. While it skipped the May round of reimbursement listing, physicians eagerly await the arrival of what would be the first new obesity drug in three decades. Other companies…
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Foreign Drug Makers’ Sales Dip on Generic Inroads in 2014
Combined sales of 11 major non-Japanese drug makers in Japan slipped 1.8% in 2014 compared to the previous year, resulting in lower profits, according to a Jiho tally. The decline, chiefly blamed on the NHI drug price revision implemented in…
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