Zydus Cadila gets US FDA approval to market generic Hepatitis B drug

The Ahmedabad-based group has now more than 120 approvals from the USFD

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 27 2017 | 5:59 PM IST
Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Tuesday said it has received US health regulator's approval to market entecavir tablets, used for the treatment of Hepatitis B.

The company has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market entecavir tablets in the strengths of 0.5 mg and 1 mg, Zydus Cadila said in a statement.

The drug will be produced at the group's formulations manufacturing facility at the Pharma SEZ in Ahmedabad. As per IMS MAT April data, estimated sales for entecavir tablets stood at USD 166.3 million.

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The Ahmedabad-based group has now more than 120 approvals from the USFDA and has so far filed over 300 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.

Shares of Cadila Healthcare, the group's listed entity, today ended marginally up at Rs 525 on the BSE.
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First Published: Jun 27 2017 | 5:58 PM IST

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