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Takeda to Increase No. of MRs to 2,000 in China

August 29, 2011
Takeda Pharmaceutical will strengthen its product development capability and independent marketing structure in China in order to accelerate its business development. The company plans to obtain approval for the DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) inhibitor alogliptin in 2013 at the earliest. Alogliptin…

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