BUSINESS
Teijin Pharma Bets on Ascendis Rare Disease Assets as Feburic Sales Crumble
With sales of its gout treatment Feburic (febuxostat) collapsing, Teijin Pharma is fast-tracking a business overhaul. President Masaki Taneda said the company will pivot to rare and intractable diseases, with three in-licensed drugs from Denmark’s Ascendis Pharma set to anchor…
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