Zydus Cadila receives USFDA approval for Tofacitinib ER tablets

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Last Updated : Aug 23 2021 | 11:31 AM IST
Zydus Cadila has received final approval from the USFDA to market Tofacitinib extended release tablets, 11 mg and 22 mg in the United States (ANDA-214264 and US RLD: XELJANZ XR).

Zydus was the first ANDA filer on Tofacitinib extended-release tablets 22 mg and currently holds 180-day exclusivity on this strength.

Tofacitinib extended-release tablets had annual sales of approximately $2,082 million in the United States for the year ending June 2021 according to IQVIA data.

The drug will be manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at the SEZ, Ahmedabad.

The group now has 321 approvals and has so far filed over 400 ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.

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First Published: Aug 23 2021 | 11:08 AM IST

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