Tariffs have been a defining feature of US trade policy under President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since Trump unveiled his “reciprocal” tariff policy in April 2025, the landscape has shifted repeatedly.In February 2026, the US Supreme Court invalidated tariffs imposed…
BUSINESS
Chugai to Offload 13 Off-Patent Brands to Taiyo Holdings
Chugai Pharmaceutical said on November 14 that it and its Swiss parent Roche are transferring the Japanese marketing authorization for 13 off-patent brands to a new pharma subsidiary set up under solder resist maker Taiyo Holdings. The step-by-step transfer of…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Chugai Completes Transfer of 13 Off-Patent Brands to Taiyo
January 10, 2019
- Taiyo Pharma Eyeing 10 Trillion Yen Japanese Market, Looking to Use In-House Technologies to Develop New Products: COO
January 10, 2018
- Chugai Executes Asset Transfer for 13 Off-Patent Brands
January 9, 2018
- Transfer of LLPs from Chugai “Our Ticket to Admission” into Pharma Business: Taiyo Pharma COO
November 16, 2017
- Reported Off-Patent Drug Divestment “Not Based on Announcement”: Chugai
November 14, 2017
BUSINESS
- Regeneron Files MM Drug Linvoseltamab in Japan
November 6, 2026
- Fuji Pharma Recalls Eylea Biosimilar Lots over Faulty Finger Grips
November 6, 2026
- Medipal Sets Dec. 15 Shareholder Meeting, Opposes Chairman’s Ouster
November 6, 2026
- Nitrosamine Impurities Reported for Generic Telmisartan; No Recalls Planned
November 6, 2026
- Bracco Japan to Acquire Iopamiron from Bayer in July 2027
November 6, 2026
As Japan’s budget season draws near, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has renewed its push for a full-scale “off-year” drug…
Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
Members of a key reimbursement policy panel on October 28 raised no objections to expanding drug makers’ access to deliberations…
Eli Lilly’s breast cancer drug Imulrio (imlunestrant) is finally joining Japan’s NHI price list on October 14, nearly 300 days…
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government approved a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act at its Cabinet meeting on…
Japan’s health ministry doled out regulatory approvals for a throng of new medicines on December 27 including Eli Lilly’s obesity…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…