Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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15% Share Eyed for Jointly Developed Symbicort Generics, Toa Set to Push Uptake with Support App
A team of generic drug developers is aiming to cut into AstraZeneca’s strong grip on the asthma and COPD space, targeting a 15% combined share on a volume basis for their generic versions of Symbicort (budesonide + formoterol), officials at…
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