OPKO Health Reports Transfer of Licensed Rights to RAYALDEE® in Japan to Vifor
MIAMI, May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) today announced a transfer of the licensed rights to RAYALDEE in Japan from Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) to Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP).
- MIAMI, May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) today announced a transfer of the licensed rights to RAYALDEE in Japan from Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) to Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP).
- RAYALDEE is an extended release formulation of calcifediol, a prohormone of calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D3.
- RAYALDEE is approved to treat SHPT in adults with stage 3 or 4 CKD and vitamin D insufficiency in the U.S. and 11 European countries.
- Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (a joint company with Fresenius Medical Care) is part of the Vifor Pharma Group (VPG), a global pharmaceutical company.