Strides Pharma Science arm secures USFDA nod for Gabapentin tablets for neuropathic pain treatment

Bangalore: Strides Pharma Science Limited has announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has received approval for Gabapentin Tablets USP, 600 mg and 800 mg, from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).

The product is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the Reference Listed Drug (RLD) Neurontin Tablets, 600 mg and 800 mg, of Viatris Specialty LLC. Gabapentin tablets has a market size of ~US$140Mn as per IMS.

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication primarily used to treat partial seizures and neuropathic pain. It is a commonly used medication for the treatment of neuropathic pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, and central pain.

This approval further strengthens the Company's presence in the Gabapentin portfolio, complementing the existing approval of Gabapentin capsules, which has a market size of US$208Mn.

The Gabapentin tablets will be manufactured at the company’s facility in Puducherry. The company has 260 cumulative ANDA filings (including the recently acquired portfolio from Endo at Chestnut Ridge) with USFDA, of which 235+ ANDAs have been approved. The company has set a target to launch ~ 60 new products over three years in the US.

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