Alembic Pharma gets tentative USFDA nod for Rivaroxaban Tablets
The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Xarelto Tablets, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg, of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen).
Vadodara: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has received tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Rivaroxaban Tablets, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg.
The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Xarelto Tablets, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg, of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen).
Rivaroxaban Tablets are indicated for -
i) the reduction of the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
ii) the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
iii) the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE).
iv) the reduction in the risk of recurrence of deep vein thrombosis and of pulmonary embolism following initial 6 months treatment for DVT and/or PE.
v) the prophylaxis of DVT, which may lead to PE in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery.
Rivaroxaban Tablets, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg have an estimated market size of US$ 6.1 billion for twelve months ending March 2020 according to IQVIA.
Alembic now has a total of 124 ANDA approvals (110 final approvals and 14 tentative approvals) from USFDA.
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, a vertically integrated research and development pharmaceutical company headquartered in Gujarat.
Alembic is a publicly listed company that manufactures and markets generic pharmaceutical products all over the world.
Alembic's state of the art research and manufacturing facilities are approved by regulatory authorities of many developed countries including the USFDA.
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