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Chugai Half-Year Earnings Upbeat on Actemra; Anti-PCSK9 Drug Ditched from Pipeline
Chugai Pharmaceutical delivered bullish earnings in the first half of 2014 as strong sales performances worldwide more than offset a blow from the biennial NHI drug price revision implemented at home in April. In the six months through June, sales…
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