Chugai and Sanofi to Terminate their Licensing Agreement for Tofogliflozin Hydrate in Japan
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- Chugai and Sanofi terminate their 2012 licensing agreement- allowing Sanofi to transfer marketing rights of Apleway to Kowa as of Apr 01- 2020 with the anticipated transfer of marketing authorization in Jun’2020
- In 2012- Chugai granted Kowa & Sanofi commercial rights of tofogliflozin 20mg under the brand name Deberza & Apleway respectively- following the regulatory approvals in 2014
- Tofogliflozin hydrate is an SGLT2 selective inhibitor act by lowering blood glucose thus inhibiting glucose reabsorption in the renal tubule and inducing excretion of excess blood glucose into the urine
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