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Takeda, Pfizer to Wind Up Sales Deal for Prevenar, BeneFIX

August 8, 2016
Takeda Pharmaceutical and Pfizer will terminate their distribution agreement for the pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine Prevenar 13 and hemophilia B treatment BeneFIX (nonacog alfa) at the end of 2016, the companies said on August 5. Prevenar 13 and BeneFIX are…

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