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25 Apr 2011

Abbott Japan & Eisai Receive Approval to Market Lipacreon in Japan

Lipacreon is the first pancreatic digestive enzyme replacement drug to be approved in Japan for the treatment of PEI due to chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, cystic fibrosis and other conditions.

Abbott Japan Co., Ltd. and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that they have received approval to market the pancreatic enzyme replacement drug Lipacreon(R)(pancrelipase) in Japan as a pancreatic digestive enzyme replacement in patients with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI). While Abbott Japan is the marketing authorization holder of Lipacreon, Eisai intends to sell the drug once it is listed on the National Health Insurance (NHI) price list.

 

Lipacreon is the first pancreatic digestive enzyme replacement drug to be approved in Japan for the treatment of PEI due to chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, cystic fibrosis and other conditions. The drug contains high-titer pancreatic enzymes such as amylase, lipase and protease, which have been extracted and purified from porcine pancreas.

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