Alembic Pharma bags USFDA nod for cardiovascular disease drug Ticagrelor in two strengths
Vadodara: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has given final approval to the Company for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg and tentative approval for Ticagrelor Tablets, 60 mg.
The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Brilinta Tablets, 60 mg and 90 mg, of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
Ticagrelor tablets are indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or a history of MI. For at least the first 12 months following ACS, it is superior to clopidogrel. Ticagrelor tablets also reduces the risk of stent thrombosis in patients who have been stented for treatment of ACS. It is also given to reduce the risk of a first MI or stroke in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) at high risk for such events, and to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with acute ischemic stroke (NIH Stroke Scale score <5) or high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA).
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