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Esperion Partner Otsuka Receives Regulatory Approval to Market NEXLETOL® in Japan for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia
– Third Largest Global Market for Cardiovascular Prevention Represents Significant Global Growth Opportunity for NEXLETOL –ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced that Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka), the Company’s partner for the development and commercialization of NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) tablets in Japan, has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to market NEXLETOL as a treatment for hypercho
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