REGULATORY

47 Products Including an AG of Allegra, but not That of Livalo, Added to NHI Price List in Latest Generic Listing

June 24, 2013
Forty-seven products from 20 companies, including an authorized generic (AG) of Sanofi K.K.’s anti-allergic drug Allegra (fexofenadine) from Sanofi and Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical’s joint venture Sanofi Nichi-Iko K.K., were added to the NHI price list in the latest generic drug listing…

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