- For Print
- April 13, 2007
˶ Limited (Headquaters: London, Managing Director: Paul Hooper), the U.K. subsidiary of ˶ Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito), today announced that the company has tentatively withdrawn its application for an additional indication for Aricept® in the treatment of severe Alzheimer's disease, submitted through the mutual recognition procedure in Europe. ˶ will discuss the matter with the European regulatory authorities and review possibilities for resubmission.
The Aricept®'s indication in the treatment of severe Alzheimer's disease has already been approved in the USA, India, New Zealand and Philippines. In addition, the application has been submitted in Japan.
˶ will continue to undertake activities to help patients who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease.