Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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With Upsher-Smith Deal Inked, Sawai Looks to Make US Market Its Second Biz Pillar
Sawai Pharmaceutical is looking to grow its US business into its second largest pillar after Japan, now that it has clinched a US$1 billion deal to acquire local peer Upsher-Smith Laboratories, which marks the biggest acquisition ever for a Japanese…
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