In 2019, generics accounted for about 15.6 percent of the Japanese drug market, more than twice as much as in 2008, when generics held around 7.1 percent market share. That year, long-listed products made up a share of approximately 15.5 percent.
Sales share of generics in the domestic prescription drug market in Japan from 2008 to 2019
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