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Frontiers Med. Biol. Engng , Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 153– 157 (2001) Ó VSP 2001. News DOMESTIC PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION IN 1999 REACHES ¥6.29 TRILLION On 20 November 2000 the MHW (now called the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, as of 6 January 2001) published an annual report on the pharmaceutical production dynamic statistics for 1999. According to the report, the domestic production of pharmaceutical products was ¥6.29 trillion (US$57 181.18 million). Of the total, ¥5.4382 trillion (US$49 438.18 million) was for prescription drugs, representing 86.5% of the total production. The breakdown by drugs based on the classi cation of indications is as follows: 17.5% for the circulatory system, 8.7% for metabolism, 8.4% for the central nervous system, 8.3% for the digestive system, and 7.2% for dermatology and others. The top 10 drugs in this primary classi cation represented 72.9% of the total. Drugs with annual production amounts exceeding ¥250 billion (US$2 272.72 million) are as follows, based on the secondary classi cation of indications: ¥347.5 billion (US$3 159.09 million) for antibiotics for Gram-positive and -negative bacillus, ¥302.6 billion (US$2 750.90 million) for peptic ulcers, and ¥297.5 billion (US$2 704.54 million) for other metabolic drugs. As for imports,
Frontiers of Medical & Biological Engineering – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2001
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