Eisai inks Latin America deal for obesity drug

16 October 2018
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Japanese pharma major Eisai (TYO: 4523) has entered into an agreement to grant exclusive development and marketing rights for its anti-obesity agent lorcaserin hydrochloride in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, excluding Brazil, to Eurofarma Laboratórios, which has a business foundation in Latin America.

Under this agreement, Eisai will supply Eurofarma with lorcaserin, which is marketed in the USA and some other countries as Belviq.

Eisai will receive a one-time contractual payment and is eligible for milestone payments for development and sales in each country. Eisai’s shares were lifted 1.55% to 10,460 yen on the news.

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