Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4536) and Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare granted approval for the new dry eye treatment drug, DIQUAS Ophthalmic Solution 3% (generic name: diquafosol tetrasodium), on April 16, 2010. Diquafosol was licensed for certain ophthalmic uses from Inspire and DIQUAS Ophthalmic Solution 3% was developed by Santen as a treatment for dry eye...

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