Alembic Pharmaceuticals receives USFDA approval for Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets U

Alembic Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets USP, 4 mg, 8 mg, and 16 mg. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Atacand Tablets, 4 mg, 8 mg, and 16 mg, of ANI Pharmaceuticals, Irie. Candesartan cilexetil tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension in adults and in children 1 to <17 years of age, to lower blood pressure. Candesartan cilexetil tablets also indicated for the treatment of heart failure.

Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets USP, 4 mg, 8 mg, and 16 mg, hzve an estimated market size of US$ 22 million for twelve months ending December 2017 according to IQVIA.

 

Alembic has a cumulative total of 82 ANDA approvals (69 final approvals and 13 tentative approvals) from USFDA.

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