BRIEF—Clexane co-marketing deal terminated in Japan

French pharma major Sanofi and Japan’s Kaken Pharmaceutical will terminate their co-marketing agreement for the anticoagulant Clexane (enoxaparin sodium) subcutaneous injection Kit 2000 IU.

Sanofi obtained the manufacturing and marketing approval for Clexane subcutaneous injection Kit 2000 IU, an anticoagulant for the prevention of venous thromboembolism, in January 2008, and Kaken started marketing and information service activities for this drug in July 2010 under the co-marketing agreement between the two companies. In accordance with the expiration of the effective period of the co-marketing agreement for Clexane, the two companies have agreed to terminate this agreement on December 31, 2019.

Beginning January 1, 2020, Sanofi will start marketing and information service activities for Clexane on its own. The two companies will work together to transfer the operation in a smooth manner.