Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc. announces Health Canada approval of KORSUVA® (difelikefalin) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease in adult hemodialysis patients

Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc. announces Health Canada approval of KORSUVA® (difelikefalin) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease in adult hemodialysis patients

Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc. announces Health Canada approval of TAVNEOS® (avacopan) for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

Montreal, Canada

April 14, 2022

Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc. announces Health Canada approval of TAVNEOS® (avacopan) for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis   Health Canada approved the first orally-administered inhibitor of the complement 5a receptor – for the treatment of two types of ANCA-associated vasculitis (GPA and MPA), a debilitating disease with significant unmet medical needs Launch is expected in Canada in the […]

Sunovion, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and Otsuka Enter Worldwide Development and Commercialization Collaboration

Marlborough, Mass., U.S. and Osaka and Tokyo, JAPAN

September 30, 2021

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion),its parent company Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) announced today that the companies have entered into a worldwide license agreement for the joint development and commercialization of four compounds: ulotaront (SEP-363856), non-racemic ratio of amisulpride enantiomers (SEP-4199), SEP-378614 and SEP-380135.

Health Canada Approves Otsuka and Lundbeck’s ABILIFY MAINTENA® (aripiprazole for prolonged release injectable suspension) Alternative Initiation Regimen

Montreal

March 3, 2021

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Canada Inc. (Otsuka) and Lundbeck Canada Inc. (Lundbeck) announce that Health Canada issued a Notice of Compliance for an alternative initiation regimen for ABILIFY MAINTENA® (aripiprazole for prolonged release injectable suspension). Authorization for use of the alternative initiation regimen takes effect immediately.