Takeda reigns supreme among Japanese pharma companies
Modest growth rates of 2007 sales by on average 3.2% YoY reflects challenges imposed by the health care system and an aging product portfolio
The report contains a compilation of the raw data for 2007 financial figures published by Japanese pharmaceutical companies and the sources from which they were retrieved. A total of 27 Japanese companies with pharmaceutical activities were analyzed. Excluded were those Japanese pharmaceutical companies which did not publish in English. Ranking lists were established for total sales of Japanese companies with a pharmaceutical Business, pharma specific sales of Japanese companies, the net income, R&D expenses and sales of biologics. The latter three ranking lists were established for absolute figures (US$) and as a percentage of sales.
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