Japan should fundamentally overhaul its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme while putting a hold on CEA-based price adjustments, a new ruling…
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Daiichi Sankyo’s Half-Year Revenue Up 11% Due to Growth in Sales in Japan and US; Operating Profit Up 61%
Daiichi Sankyo’s group revenue increased 11.4% year on year to 478,777 million yen in April-September due mainly to growth in sales of mainstay products in Japan and North America. According to its earnings report announced on October 30 based on…
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