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Biotechnology firm Biocon said its subsidiary has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic medication to treat chronic heart failure. Biocon Pharma has received approval of its ANDA for Sacubitril/Valsartan Tablets, in 24 mg/26 mg, 49 mg/51 mg and 97 mg/103 mg strengths, from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), the company said in a regulatory filing. Sacubitril and valsartan combination is used to treat chronic heart failure in adults to help reduce the risk of death and hospitalisation. The medicine is also used to treat paediatric patients over the age of one year. The approval further adds to Biocon's portfolio of vertically integrated, complex drug products, the company said.
Biocon Ltd on Wednesday said the US health regulator has classified as 'official action indicated' for the manufacturing facility of group firm Biocon Sdn Bhd at Johor, Malaysia following an inspection. The OAI (official action indicated) status may cause delay and/or withholding of pending product approvals or supplements from the facility, Biocon Ltd said in a regulatory filing. "Biocon Sdn Bhd, a step-down subsidiary of Biocon Biologics Ltd, has received a communication from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pursuant to its July 2023 cGMP inspection at its insulins manufacturing facility at Johor, Malaysia," a company spokesperson said in the filing. The USFDA has "determined the inspection classification as 'OAI' (Official Action Indicated). The OAI status may cause delay and/or withholding of pending product approvals or supplements from the facility", the spokesperson added. As per the USFDA, OAI implies that the regulator may withhold approval of any pending product