Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Kyowa Kirin’s 2016 Sales, Profits Slip on Stronger Yen, Higher R&D Costs
Kyowa Hakko Kirin suffered lower sales and profits in FY2016 ended in December, weighed down by Japan’s biennial drug price cuts in April, the yen’s rise, and higher R&D outlays. The company reported on January 31 that its group sales…
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