Poor outcome for Japanese IVD (in vitro diagnostic) sales in 1998
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Sales of laboratory and rapid in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests in Japan declined in 1998 for the second consecutive year to Yen 246,185 million ($2,137 million), a 3.7% decrease from ¥55,773 million in 1997. Sales of over-the-counter (OTC) tests, including pregnancy test kits, also dropped by 14.8% to Yen3,555 million.
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