Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod for Alcaftadine Ophthalmic Solution
Written By : Ruchika Sharma
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2024-10-04 06:00 GMT | Update On 2024-10-04 06:00 GMT
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Vadodara: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced that it has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Alcaftadine Ophthalmic Solution, 0.25% (OTC).
The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Lastacaft Solution, 0.25%, of AbbVie Inc.
Alcaftadine Ophthalmic Solution, 0.25% (OTC) is used to temporarily relieve itchy eyes due to pollen, ragweed, grass, animal hair and dander.
Alembic has a cumulative total of 216 ANDA approvals (189 final approvals and 27 tentative approvals) from USFDA.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Company had received final approval from the USFDA for its ANDA for Bromfenac Ophthalmic Solution, 0.07%.
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited is a vertically integrated research and development pharmaceutical company. Headquartered in India, 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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