Medunik Canada and Orphan Europe Sign a new Distribution Agreement to Help Canadians With Rare Diseases PR Newswire BLAINVILLE, Quebec, July 5, 2012 BLAINVILLE, Quebec, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Medunik Canada, is an orphan drug company dedicated to helping Canadians with rare diseases access therapies currently unavailable in Canada. Medunik Canada is proud to announce that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Orphan Europe Recordati Group. Under this agreement, Medunik Canada receives the exclusive Canadian rights to market and distribute four important therapies in the following medical conditions: (1) acute hepatic porphyria, (2) hyperammonaema due to N- acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) deficiency or one of three organic acidurias (isovaleric, methylmalonic or propionic), (3) patent ductus arteriosus and (4) vitamin E deficiency in chronic cholestasis. "We are thrilled to enter into a new partnership with Orphan Europe Recordati Group" stated Éric Gervais, Executive Vice-President of Medunik Canada. "This new strategic collaboration complements our existing alliances and represents an important milestone in our endeavor to help patients with a rare disease in Canada to benefit from the best treatments available". Marco Liguori, General Manager & Recordati Vice-President, Special care and Orphan Drugs went on to say that "Orphan Europe Recordati Group is delighted to extend its products and services to rare disease patients in Canada.