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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and AstraZeneca Pharma enter into distribution agreement

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Last Updated : Jun 02 2015 | 11:13 AM IST

For ticagrelor in India

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Astrazeneca Pharma India have entered into a distribution services agreement in India for AstraZeneca's brand Axcer, a new brand of ticagrelor, a drug used for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) . AZPIL already has a brand under the trademark Brilinta, for ticagrelor molecule, launched and marketed by AZPIL in India since 2012.

Sun Pharma will be promoting and distributing Axcer brand in India. This collaboration enables Astrazeneca to expand usage of this molecule through wider reach to physicians and thereby benefiting a greater number of ACS patients. It strengthens Sun Pharma's cardiology portfolio with the addition of a new patented therapy.

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First Published: Jun 02 2015 | 9:57 AM IST

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