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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Otsuka Suffers Big Drops in Pharma Sales, Profit on US Abilify Patent Loss
Otsuka Holdings posted huge slides in its pharmaceutical sales and profits in January-June, dragged down by the US patent expiry of its bread-and-butter antipsychotic drug Abilify (aripiprazole). The holding company said on August 9 that its pharma sales shriveled 29.0%…
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