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Launch of Abarept 0.3% Ophthalmic Suspension, the World's First Dry Eye Treatment with TRPV1 Antagonistic Activity

千寿製薬 launched the dry eye treatment Abarept 0.3% ophthalmic suspension, discovered and out-licensed by Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd., in Japan on 6 April 2026.

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Announced details

Abarept® 0.3% ophthalmic suspension (generic name: motigibatolep)
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Dry eye treatment

Launch date6 April 2026 (actual launch date)
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

Efficacy was evaluated in a domestic Phase III clinical trial (Study 3-02). Specific efficacy figures: Not disclosed.

Relationship between the counterparty and the company
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.4534
Relationship with the Company

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. discovered and out-licensed the product, while 千寿製薬株式会社 is responsible for its development, manufacturing and marketing. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited markets the product.

CounterpartyTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director Naoyuki Mochida (持田直幸). 千寿製薬株式会社: Osaka City, Osaka; President and Representative Director Shuhei Yoshida (吉田周平). Overview of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited: Not disclosed.

Offering price

NHI drug price: ¥577.50 per 5 mL bottle

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Source (materials cited by the company)

Dry Eye Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines (Clinical Practice Guidelines Development Committee, Dry Eye Research Society, 2019); Z. Pan et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011;52(1):485-93; P. Rozas et al. Pain 2016;157(6):1346-62, among others; Y. Sakane et al. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(10):1331-1338

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Names of Products / Services CoveredAbarept® 0.3% ophthalmic suspension (generic name: motigibatolep)
CounterpartyTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Counterparty overviewMochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director Naoyuki Mochida (持田直幸). 千寿製薬株式会社: Osaka City, Osaka; President and Representative Director Shuhei Yoshida (吉田周平). Overview of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited: Not disclosed.
Relationship with the CompanyMochida Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. discovered and out-licensed the product, while 千寿製薬株式会社 is responsible for its development, manufacturing and marketing. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited markets the product.
Offering priceNHI drug price: ¥577.50 per 5 mL bottle
Launch date6 April 2026 (actual launch date)
Applicable areaDry eye treatment
Quantitative EffectsEfficacy was evaluated in a domestic Phase III clinical trial (Study 3-02). Specific efficacy figures: Not disclosed.
SourceDry Eye Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines (Clinical Practice Guidelines Development Committee, Dry Eye Research Society, 2019); Z. Pan et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011;52(1):485-93; P. Rozas et al. Pain 2016;157(6):1346-62, among others; Y. Sakane et al. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(10):1331-1338
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To improve the subjective symptoms and objective findings of patients with dry eye and contribute to improving their quality of life.

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