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Towa’s Win in Livalo Damage Suit Now Final and Binding
Towa Pharmaceutical said on October 6 that last month’s high court ruling in favor of the generic maker in a damages lawsuit over Livalo (pitavastatin) is now final and binding, with no appeal filed by the drug’s originator Kowa by…
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