Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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Takeda Enjoys Higher Revenues and Profits as Entyvio Sales Triple
Takeda Pharmaceutical enjoyed a rise in revenues and profits in the year ended March 2016, lifted by stellar sales of Entyvio (vedolizumab), a treatment for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, coupled with the softer yen. The Japanese drug giant reported…
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