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27 June 2012

Eisai Enters Russian Market With Approval of First Product

Eisai, one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical companies, announces the expansion of its operations into Russia, with the approval of its first product - the epilepsy treatment, Zonegran(R) (zonisamide).

Eisai's entry into the Russian healthcare marketplace is part of the company's plan (HAYABUSA) to have a presence in the top 20 pharmaceutical market regions and make contributions to more than 500 million patients by 2015. The Russian pharmaceuticals market constitutes the 11th largest in the world and is expected to see high growth going forward.[1]

Zonisamide is expected to be available across Russia as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of adult epilepsy patients with partial seizures, with or without secondary generalisation by the end of Eisai's financial year 2012 (30 March 2013). The availability of this therapy is significant as the successful treatment of partial-onset seizures (the most common type of epilepsy) remains a challenge.

Although new to the Russian marketplace, zonisamide is an established anti-epileptic therapy and has been available in Europe since 2005. Of note is that recently the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a positive opinion for extending the use of once-daily zonisamide as monotherapy for the treatment of partial seizures in adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy.

"Eisai has been successfully operating in Europe for more than 20 years and we are proud to be increasing access to key medicines in countries outside of this region," commented Gary Hendler, President and CEO of Eisai's growing Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business. "We are delighted to announce the approval of our first product in Russia. As further realisation of our mission to contribute to the health and well being of people worldwide, Zonegran will be available to people living with epilepsy to aid in the ongoing fight to improve seizure control in adults with partial seizures, with or without secondary generalisation."

The continuing development of zonisamide underscores Eisai's human health care mission, the company's commitment to innovative solutions in disease prevention, cure and care for the health and well being of people worldwide. Eisai is committed to the therapeutic area of epilepsy and addressing the unmet medical needs of patients and their families.

To further demonstrate Eisai's commercial and patient commitment to the Russian market the company have also submitted marketing authorisation applications for a number of additional global products including, anticancer agent Halaven(R) (eribulin) and AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist Fycompa(R) (perampanel).

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