Caplin Steriles gets USFDA nod for Procainamide Hydrochloride Injection for treating abnormal heart rhythm

Written By :  Ruchika Sharma
Medically Reviewed By :  Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2025-02-06 08:00 GMT   |   Update On 2025-02-06 08:00 GMT

Chennai: Caplin Steriles Limited, a Subsidiary Company of Caplin Point Laboratories Limited, has been granted final approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Procainamide Hydrochloride Injection USP, 1g/10mL and 1g/2mL Vials.

The product is a generic therapeutic equivalent version of the Reference Listed Drug (RLD) PRONESTYL, from Apothecon Inc.

Procainamide hydrochloride Injection is an antiarrhythmic medicine used to treat certain arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). It restores normal heart rhythm by blocking abnormal electrical signals in the heart.

According to IQVIA (IMS Health), Procainamide hydrochloride Injection had US sales of approximately $20 million for the 12-month period ending December 2024.

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Caplin Steriles Limited, a Subsidiary of Caplin Point Laboratories Limited, is a sterile product manufacturing company that is approved by several regulatory agencies such as US FDA, EU-GMP, ANVISA and INVIMA. Caplin Steriles Limited, has developed and filed 46 ANDAs in USA on its own and with partners, with 33 approvals so far. The Company is also working on a portfolio of 40+ simple and complex Injectable and Ophthalmic products, that it intends to file over the next 4 years. The company also has multiple products filed with several approvals in non-US markets such as Mexico, Australia, Canada, South Africa etc.
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