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Nichi-Iko to Offload AGs of Allegra and Plavix to Meiji Group
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical will transfer its authorized generic (AG) versions of three brands to a Meiji Group company, including one for Allegra (fexofenadine) — Japan’s first AG, approved in 2012 and launched the following year. Nichi-Iko, Sanofi, and Meiji Seika Pharma…
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