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Lilly Japan Sales Up 7% in 2017, Upbeat Biz Fueled by Global Simultaneous Development
Eli Lilly Japan notched up a revenue rise of 7.0% to log 260.1 billion yen in 2017, buoyed by its major antidepressant/painkiller Cymbalta (duloxetine) and cancer drug Cyramza (ramucirumab), the company said on March 22. The company moved up the…
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