In 2021, other agents affecting metabolism accounted for the largest share with around 14.6 percent of the total drug production value in Japan. That year, the production value of these agents for metabolism amounted to approximately 1.3 trillion Japanese yen.
Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2021, by main therapeutic category of drugs
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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
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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 Production value of prescription drugs Japan 2012-2021
International trade
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Sales
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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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Approval and patent
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- Premium Statistic Number of pharmaceutical products approved by PMDA Japan FY 2020, by type
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- 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
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MHLW (Japan). (December 23, 2022). Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2021, by main therapeutic category of drugs [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/
MHLW (Japan). "Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2021, by main therapeutic category of drugs." Chart. December 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2021, by main therapeutic category of drugs. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/
MHLW (Japan). "Distribution of The Pharmaceutical Drug Production Value in Japan in 2021, by Main Therapeutic Category of Drugs." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/
MHLW (Japan), Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2021, by main therapeutic category of drugs Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2021, by main therapeutic category of drugs [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/