Aurobindo Pharma arm bags USFDA nod for Leuprolide Acetate Injection

Leuprolide Acetate for injection is indicated for the treatment used to treat the symptoms associated with advanced prostate cancer by way of Palliative treatment of advanced prostatic cancer.

Published On 2022-06-07 07:16 GMT   |   Update On 2022-06-07 07:16 GMT

Hyderabad: Drugmaker, Aurobindo Pharma Limited, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary company, Eugia Pharma Specialties Limited, has received a final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Leuprolide Acetate Injection, 14 mg/2.8 mL MDV (Kit).

Leuprolide Acetate Injection, 14 mg/2.8 mL (1 mg/0.2 mL), Multiple-Dose Vials, to be bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), Lupron Injection, 14 mg/2.8 mL (1 mg/0.2 mL), of AbbVie Endocrinology Inc.

Leuprolide Acetate for injection is indicated for the treatment used to treat the symptoms associated with advanced prostate cancer by way of Palliative treatment of advanced prostatic cancer.

"The product is being launched this month," the company said in its recent release.

The approved product has an estimated market size of US$ 83 million for the twelve months ending April 2022, according to IQVIA.

This is the 140th ANDA (including 8 tentative approvals received) out of Eugia Pharma Specialty Group (EPSG) facilities, manufacturing both oral and sterile specialty products.

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Aurobindo Pharma Limited is an integrated global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, India. The Company develops, manufactures, and commercializes a wide range of generic pharmaceuticals, branded specialty pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients globally in over 155 countries. The company has 27 manufacturing and packaging facilities that are approved by leading regulatory agencies including USFDA, UK MHRA, EDQM, Japan PMDA, WHO, Health Canada, South Africa MCC, Brazil ANVISA.
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