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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Takeda to Offload Japan OTC Biz to Blackstone for 242 Billion Yen
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on August 24 that it will divest its Japanese consumer healthcare business to US private equity firm Blackstone Group for 242 billion yen, with the transaction slated to close by the end of March next year. Takeda…
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