Zydus Lifesciences secures USFDA nod for Pimavanserin capsules, tablets
Both the tablets and the capsules will be manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad SEZ, India.
Ahmedabad: Zydus Lifesciences Limited has received final approvals from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Pimavanserin Capsules, 34 mg (USRLD: Nuplazid Capsules) and Pimavanserin Tablets, 10 mg (USRLD: Nuplazid Tablets), respectively.
Pimavanserin is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson disease psychosis.
Both the tablets and the capsules will be manufactured at the group’s formulation manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad SEZ, India.
Pimavanserin Capsules, 34 mg had annual sales of USD 149 mn and Pimavanserin Tablets, 10 mg had annual sales of USD 10 mn in the United States (IQVIA Dec. Nov. 2023). The group now has 384 approvals and has so far filed over 448* ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.
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Formerly known as Cadila Healthcare Limited, Zydus Lifesciences Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Ahmedabad. The company is primarily engaged in the production of generic drugs. Cadila was founded in 1952 by Ramanbhai Patel.
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