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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Daiichi Sankyo Eclipses Takeda, Becomes Top Maker by Japan Ethical Drug Sales
Daiichi Sankyo overtook Takeda Pharmaceutical by a whisker to top the ranking of ethical drug sales in Japan among Japanese makers in the year ended March 2017. Daiichi Sankyo said on May 11 that it rang up ethical drug sales…
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