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Sumitomo Dainippon’s Sales Cross 400 Billion Yen as Latuda Becomes Blockbuster in N. America
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma’s group sales grew significantly in FY2015 as gloomy Japan revenues were more than offset by brisk performances from Latuda (lurasidone) and Aptiom (eslicarbazepine) in North America, with the weaker yen coming as a boost. In the year…
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