Simcere Acquires Manufacturing Rights For Generic Crestor In China; Hopes Sales Force Will Provide Edge Over Competition

SHANGHAI - Chinese firm Simcere signed an agreement with Tianjin Tianda Pharmaceutical to acquire the manufacturing license in China for Tianda's rosuvastatin, a generic version of AstraZeneca's cholesterol and atherosclerosis treatment Crestor (rosuvastatin), Simcere announced Nov. 9