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Kowa Sues Towa Again over Livalo Generics, Seeking Over 4.8 Billion Yen in Additional Damages for FY2017
Towa Pharmaceutical said on April 6 that Kowa filed a lawsuit against it on March 25 seeking compensation of over 4.8 billion yen for damages related to generic versions of Kowa’s hypercholesterolemia treatment Livalo OD Tablets (pitavastatin). The company said…
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