Eisai expands marketing and supply agreement for Belviq worldwide

8 November 2013
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Japanese drug major Eisai (TYO: 4523) has expanded the marketing and supply agreement between its US subsidiary Eisai Inc and US-based Arena Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ: ARNA) Swiss subsidiary Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH, for the anti-obesity agent Belviq (lorcaserin).

The existing agreement granted Eisai exclusive rights to market and distribute Belviq in 21 countries throughout the Americas. Now the expanded agreement includes most countries and territories worldwide, most notably, the member states of the European Union, Japan and China (but excludes South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Israel).

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