Tokyo, Nov 18, 2011 (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co. Ltd announced today that it has entered into a Japan co-promotion agreement with Novartis Pharma K.K. for three Novartis Pharma therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These include Onbrez Inhalation Capsules 150 mcg (indacaterol maleate), which were launched in Japan on September 20, 2011, and, if approved, the investigational drugs NVA237 (glycopyrronium bromide) and QVA149 (fixed-dose combination of indacaterol maleate and glycopyrronium bromide), both of which are currently in Phase III development.
