Rakuten launches new anti-malaria drug Rakuten 3, a generic competitor for a Japanese drug
Rakuten, the world’s largest Japanese online retailer, has launched a generic rival to an anti-viral drug from Japan’s drug maker Rakuten Pharma.Rakuten has raised $1 billion to acquire the rival drug company, a subsidiary of the worlds largest pharmaceutical company.Rakuteon, which will sell generic versions of its Rakuten drug, is based in Osaka, Japan, according…