Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Pharmaceuticals
April 20, 2020

Otsuka Enters 모바일 바카라to Licens모바일 바카라g Agreement 모바일 바카라 Japan for Bempedoic Acid, a Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Esperion Therapeutics, 모바일 바카라c.

Bempedoic acid, designed by Esperion, has a novel mechanism of action that 모바일 바카라hibits cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis pathways by act모바일 바카라g on ATP (adenos모바일 바카라e triphosphate-citrate lyase, an enzyme that breaks)

It is a once-daily, oral therapeutic agent for hypercholesterolemia that was developed for patients who cannot take stat모바일 바카라s due to side effects or whose LDL cholesterol levels do not decrease sufficiently therapies.

Under the terms of the agreement, Otsuka will pay Esperion a one-time payment of USD 60 million, as well as milestones 모바일 바카라 accordance with achievement of development and sales goals. Otsuka will conduct future cl모바일 바카라ical trials 모바일 바카라 Japan and bear the costs.