Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical gave India’s Sun Pharmaceutical and Cipla (NS:CIPL) the rights to commercialise the gastrointestinal drug Vonoprazan in the country.
The drug, which is sold in the form of tablets under the brand name ‘Voltapraz’, blocks a key step in the production of stomach acid, Sun Pharma (NS:SUN) said on Friday.
Takeda has granted both drugmakers non-exclusive patent licensing rights for the drug.
Cipla and Sun Pharma will independently commercialise the drug in India under their respective brands.
Vonoprazan (oral tablets) is a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB), used for the treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
Vonoprazan is also used in treating disorders such as erosive oesophagitis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, peptic ulcer, gastro-oesophageal reflux, reflux oesophagitis and Helicobacter pylori eradication, according to a Cipla statement. AGENCIES
