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FY2015 Earnings Roundup - 3: Japan Market Stagnates despite No Drug Price Revision, Off-Patent Brands Weigh
IMS Japan data show that the Japanese ethical drug market expanded 8.8% in FY2015, but the healthy figure does not reflect the real picture of the market as this is merely attributable to blockbuster sales of new hepatitis C medicines.…
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