AstraZeneca Sells Marketing Rights To Seloken In Europe

 | May 22, 2017 10:33PM ET

AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN) announced that it has signed an agreement with Recordati S.p.A, granting commercial rights to Seloken/Seloken ZOK (metoprolol tartrate and metoprolol succinate respectively) and associated Logimax fixed-dose combination (metoprolol succinate and felodipine) to the latter in European markets.

Seloken is prescribed for controlling a range of conditions, which includes hypertension, angina pectoris and disturbances of cardiac rhythm. The drug is also used as maintenance treatment after myocardial infarction and functional heart disorders with palpitations. It is available in European markets under various brand names including Seloken, Seloken ZOK (extended release), Selo-Sok and Betaloc ZOK. Logimax is indicated for the control of hypertension.

AstraZeneca’s shares are up 24.2% year to date, comparing favorably with an increase of 8.6% witnessed by the Zacks classified Zacks Investment Research

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