Japan approved its 39-trillion-yen economic stimulus package on November 22. It does not explicitly state that the drug price revision…
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Bayer Japan Ethical Drug Sales Grow 4.2% in 2019
Bayer Yakuhin, the Japan pharma arm of Bayer AG, said on April 28 that its ethical drug sales in 2019 rose 4.2% over the previous year to 315.3 billion yen on an NHI price basis thanks to strong performances seen…
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