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Kyowa Kirin to Market Hisamitsu’s Transdermal Parkinson’s Drug

February 6, 2019
Kyowa Hakko Kirin has grabbed the rights to commercialize Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical’s transdermal patch containing ropinirole, otherwise known as HP-3000, for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in Japan. The two companies said on February 5 that they have signed an agreement…

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