On paper, things should be looking up for Japan’s pharmaceutical wholesalers. Industry expectations are mounting that the average gap between NHI and market prices will narrow further in FY2026 from the previous year’s record low of 4.8%.A shrinking gap should…
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Olmetec Sales Nosedive 67.8% in North America in FY2017: Daiichi Sankyo
Daiichi Sankyo suffered a hefty sales plunge of its major hypertension drug Olmetec (olmesartan), particularly in the US, with its FY2017 group revenue up only 0.5% to 960 billion yen, which actually translates into a year-on-year decline of 8.9 billion…
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