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Seroquel stepping stone

How Luye will use Seroquel to expand in emerging markets

May 11, 2018 9:33 PM UTC

The $538 million acquisition by Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (HKSE:2186) of Seroquel quetiapine fumarate from AstraZeneca plc (LSE:AZN; NYSE:AZN) will lay the commercial groundwork in new emerging markets for the Chinese pharma’s internal CNS pipeline.

On May 7, Luye licensed exclusive rights to market the dibenzothiazepine atypical antipsychotic and its extended-release formulation, Seroquel XL, in 51 countries spanning developed and emerging markets. While Luye already markets products in developed and some emerging markets such as Russia and Indonesia, the deal will give Luye access to additional emerging markets including Mexico, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and South Africa...