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Mochida Files EPA Agent Epadel in China
Mochida Pharmaceutical said on July 2 that it has filed for Chinese regulatory approval of its high-purity ethyl icosapentate (EPA) agent Epadel S (ethyl icosapentate), which is being developed in China jointly with a local subsidiary of Sumitomo Pharma. The…
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