Zydus gets FDA nod for diabetes drug

The company today informed in a statement that it has received the nod from the US drug regulator to market the drug in strengths of 60 mg and 120 mg

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BS Reporter Ahmedabad
Last Updated : Jul 11 2016 | 11:54 AM IST
Ahmedabad-based pharma major Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from the USFDA to market Nateglinide tablets, a drug used in the management of Type 2 diabetes.

The company today informed in a statement that it has received the nod from the US drug regulator to market the drug in strengths of 60 mg and 120 mg. The drug is an oral anti-diabetic agent used in the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and will be produced at the group's formulations manufacturing facility at the Pharma SEZ in Ahmedabad.

The group now has more than 100 approvals and has so far filed nearly 270 ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.

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First Published: Jul 11 2016 | 11:32 AM IST

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