Ranbaxy Laboratories, received the final approval in Canada to manufacture and market Ran-Simvastatin tablets from Health Canada, Therapeutic Products Directorate. The total generic market size of Simvastatin tablets in Canada is $CAD153 million.

Ranbaxy has got the approval for Ran-Simvastatin in 5, 10, 20 and 40 mg strengths, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals- Canada Inc (RPCI), Gurgaon-based (RPCI) said in a statement.

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On Monday, the Pharmaceutical firm had received approval from the Canadian drug regulator TPD to market and manufacture 'Ran-Amlodipine tablets', used in treating hypertensions.

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