Tariffs have been a defining feature of US trade policy under President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since Trump unveiled his “reciprocal” tariff policy in April 2025, the landscape has shifted repeatedly.In February 2026, the US Supreme Court invalidated tariffs imposed…
BUSINESS
Takeda Consumer Healthcare Spin-Off Now Up and Running
Takeda Consumer Healthcare, a consumer healthcare spin-off of Takeda Pharmaceutical, launched its operations on April 1, with the transfer of the drug giant’s consumer healthcare business completed the same day. The spin-off, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda, started out…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Takeda Consumer Healthcare President Sugimoto to Step Down following 1 Year Stint since Firm’s Inception
March 7, 2018
- Takeda Consumer Healthcare Looks to Stable, Sustainable Growth: President
June 13, 2017
- Takeda’s Consumer Healthcare Biz Split-Off Going as Scheduled
February 21, 2017
- Takeda Consumer Healthcare Unit Aims for 100 Billion Yen Sales after Spin-Off
May 31, 2016
- Takeda to Spin Off Consumer Healthcare Unit, New Firm to Go Live in April 2017
February 4, 2016
BUSINESS
- Fuji Pharma Recalls Eylea Biosimilar Lots over Faulty Finger Grips
November 6, 2026
- Astellas on Track to Hit 30% Margin Goal Early after Strong H1 Scorecards
November 5, 2026
- Nxera Inks US$1.47 Billion Deal with AbbVie for IBD Drug
November 5, 2026
- Kissei Might Revise Midterm Targets as Tavneos Faces Approval Revocation
November 5, 2026
- Boehringer, Lung Cancer Society Launch 5-Year Hernexeos Real-World Study
November 5, 2026
As Japan’s budget season draws near, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has renewed its push for a full-scale “off-year” drug…
Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
Members of a key reimbursement policy panel on October 28 raised no objections to expanding drug makers’ access to deliberations…
Eli Lilly’s breast cancer drug Imulrio (imlunestrant) is finally joining Japan’s NHI price list on October 14, nearly 300 days…
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government approved a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act at its Cabinet meeting on…
Japan’s health ministry doled out regulatory approvals for a throng of new medicines on December 27 including Eli Lilly’s obesity…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…