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FY2015 Japan Drug Spending Up 11% on Hep C Meds

September 15, 2016

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Japan’s drug spending in FY2015 ended March soared 11.3% over the previous year to 5,978.3 billion yen, with the growth driven by the novel hepatitis C therapies Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir + sofosbuvir), according to data released by the…

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