Zydus Lifesciences launches cancer drug Lenalidomide in US
Ahmedabad: Drugmaker, Zydus Lifesciences Limited (formerly known as Cadila Healthcare Limited), has recently announced that the company has launched Lenalidomide Capsules in the US.
The company had earlier received final approvals for 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 25 mg strengths and tentative approvals for 2.5 mg and 20 mg strength. USRLD: Revlimid.
Lenalidomide is used to treat various types of cancers. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. Cancer is a large group of diseases that can start in almost any organ or tissue of the body when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably, go beyond their usual boundaries to invade adjoining parts of the body and/or spread to other organs.
The medicine is also used to treat anemia in patients with certain blood/bone marrow disorders (myelodysplastic syndromes-MDS).
The drug is being manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad SEZ, India. Lenalidomide had annual sales of USD 2.86 bn in the United States, according to IQVIA MAT July 2022.
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