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Otsuka’s Q1 Pharma Sales Climb 20.3% Buoyed by Global Products
Otsuka Holdings’ pharmaceutical revenue in January-March surged more than 20% over the same period of the previous year with major contributions from its four global brands including the long-acting antipsychotic agent Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole). In the first quarter of the…
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