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ProLiberty

11/14/25 12:55 PM

#441118 RE: JRoon71 #441117

According to Grock: China's regulatory framework for innovative chemical drugs like Vascepa (classified as a Class 1 chemical entity) provides 6 years of data exclusivity for new drugs approved via the New Drug Application (NDA) pathway, starting from the approval date.

The U.S. saw generic icosapent ethyl launches in 2020 after patent challenges, but China's stricter NDA pathway and local trial requirements (e.g., EddingPharm's Phase 3 study) delay such competition.
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Number sleven

11/14/25 1:17 PM

#441120 RE: JRoon71 #441117

JRoon, Can you provide any documentation that shows that a generic version of Vascepa was approved in China?
Sleven,