ASKA Pharmaceutical will launch authorized generic (AG) versions of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s hypertension drug Unisia, a fixed-dose combination of the angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) Blopress (candesartan) and the calcium channel blocker (CCB) amlodipine, the two companies said on August 25. The…
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