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4 August 2014Americas

AstraZeneca sues Zydus to protect Nexium

Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has sued India-based Zydus for infringing three patents related to its heartburn drug Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium).

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