Drug maker to cut jobs in Norman

 
By Jim Stafford
Published: September 4, 2008

NORMAN — Astellas Pharma Technologies Inc. is offering early retirement and a "voluntary termination plan” to its Norman work force of 200 as part of a restructuring in advance of the expiration of a key drug patent.

Astellas anticipates the expiration of the Flomax drug patent will reduce the production volume at the plant and hopes that up to 60 workers in Norman will take the early retirement option, spoke...


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