In the fiscal year 2020, with 51.7 percent, the majority of pharmaceutical products in Japan were sold at drug stores and pharmacies. Large-sized hospitals recorded a share of around 26.6 percent in the overall pharmaceutical sales, the highest among medical service facilities in the country.
Distribution of prescription drug sales in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020, by channel
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Statistics on Pharmaceutical industry in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global pharmaceutical market - revenue distribution 2010-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of medical drug manufacturing plants Japan 2021, by production value
- Premium Statistic Total asset of major companies in pharmaceutical industry Japan 2021
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Production
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- Premium Statistic Production value of pharmaceutical drugs Japan 2012-2021
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- Premium Statistic Share of drug production value Japan 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Share of drug production value Japan 2021, by drug form
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International trade
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- Premium Statistic Value of imported pharmaceutical drugs to Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of exported pharmaceutical drugs from Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of imported pharmaceutical drugs to Japan 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Value of exported pharmaceutical drugs from Japan 2021, by region
Sales
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- Premium Statistic Prescription and OTC drug wholesales share in Japan FY 1990-2020
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- Premium Statistic Share of prescription drug sales Japan FY 2011-2020, by channel
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- Premium Statistic Sales value of leading drugs Japan FY 2021
Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic R&D spending of pharmaceutical companies in relation to sales Japan FY 2015-2021
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenditure of leading pharmaceutical manufacturers Japan 2020
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Approval and patent
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- Premium Statistic Number of pharmaceutical products approved by PMDA Japan FY 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of prescription drugs approved by PMDA Japan FY 2015-2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of new drugs approved by PMDA Japan FY 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of patents in the pharmaceutical industry Japan 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Companies with the highest number of pharmaceutical patent applications Japan 2021
Leading companies
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- Premium Statistic Major pharmaceutical companies in prescription drug sales Japan 2021, by distributor
- Premium Statistic Net sales of leading generics makers Japan 2020
- Basic Statistic Takeda Pharmaceutical's revenue FY 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Otsuka Holdings' net sales FY 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Astellas Pharma's revenue FY 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Daiichi Sankyo's revenue FY 2012-2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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JPWA. (April 21, 2022). Distribution of prescription drug sales in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020, by channel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665266/japan-share-pharmaceutical-sales-by-channel/
JPWA. "Distribution of prescription drug sales in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020, by channel." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665266/japan-share-pharmaceutical-sales-by-channel/
JPWA. (2022). Distribution of prescription drug sales in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020, by channel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665266/japan-share-pharmaceutical-sales-by-channel/
JPWA. "Distribution of Prescription Drug Sales in Japan from Fiscal Year 2011 to 2020, by Channel." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665266/japan-share-pharmaceutical-sales-by-channel/
JPWA, Distribution of prescription drug sales in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020, by channel Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665266/japan-share-pharmaceutical-sales-by-channel/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Distribution of prescription drug sales in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020, by channel [Graph], JPWA, April 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665266/japan-share-pharmaceutical-sales-by-channel/