Japan should fundamentally overhaul its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme while putting a hold on CEA-based price adjustments, a new ruling…
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Astellas Sees Sales Drop, but Profits Grow on Lower Costs
Astellas Pharma’s half-year group revenue through September skidded 5.2% in the face of currency fluctuations and a drug price revision in April, but its profits rose thanks to lower selling, general and administrative (SGA) and R&D expenses. In the first…
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