BUSINESS

Mitsubishi Tanabe Sees Bullish Simponi, but Sales Slightly Lower on Price Revision

May 11, 2017
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma said on May 10 that its revenue edged down in FY2016 compared to the previous year as strong sales of its rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug Simponi (golimumab) and other priority products failed to cover the negative impact…

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