Share of drug production value Japan 2023, by category
In 2023, antineoplastics accounted for around 13.4 percent of the total drug production value in Japan. Central nervous system agents followed with a share of 10.9 percent.
Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2023, by main therapeutic category of drugs
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MHLW (Japan). (December 25, 2024). Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2023, by main therapeutic category of drugs [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, 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 2023, by main therapeutic category of drugs." Chart. December 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2023, by main therapeutic category of drugs. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. 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 2023, by Main Therapeutic Category of Drugs." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Dec 2024, 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 2023, by main therapeutic category of drugs Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/ (last visited May 10, 2025)
Distribution of the pharmaceutical drug production value in Japan in 2023, by main therapeutic category of drugs [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738450/share-drug-production-value-by-category-japan/