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Mochida, Meiji Expand Epadel Sales Collab to ASEAN, Taiwan
Mochida Pharmaceutical and Meiji Seika Pharma said on August 30 that they have broadened their marketing collaboration for the high-purity ethyl icosapentate (EPA) agent Epadel S (ethyl icosapentate) to the ASEAN region and Taiwan. The two companies have already tied…
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