Takeda Shifts Resources In U.S. For "Promotionally Sensitive" Brands
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
TOKYO - Takeda Pharmaceutical Feb. 3 reported a 53.7 percent net earnings jump for the April-December 2009 period from the same period a year ago as it was released from the drag of its Millennium Pharmaceutical acquisition costs, but - as has affected all Japanese pharma - sales of its core projects were generally soft because of the yen's rise against the U.S. dollar
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