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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Astellas’ Q1 Sales Skid on Lexiscan Generic Erosion, but Full-Year Growth Expected with Hot Flash Med
Astellas Pharma saw its sales for April-June fall by 1.8% over the previous year, with generic penetrations of its pharmacologic stress agent Lexiscan (regadenoson) in the US more than offsetting the growth in its prostate cancer treatment Xtandi (enzalutamide) and…
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