Japanese generic major Sawai Pharmaceutical is aspiring to achieve an annual growth rate of 12.7% through 2021 for Upsher-Smith Laboratories, an US peer it acquired in June, as its home market loses steam amid increasing pricing pressure, a company executive…
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