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Astellas Switches to Disease-Based 2-Line Marketing System

April 10, 2006
Astellas Pharma Inc. revised its domestic marketing system on April 1. The company has abolished the two-line marketing system of products from the former Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical and those from the former Fujisawa Pharmaceutical and replaced it with a two-line system…

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