Zydus Lifesciences wins USFDA approval for Oxcarbazepine tablets to treat seizure disorders

Oxcarbazepine Tablets USP, 150 mg, 300 mg and 600 mg had annual sales of USD 105 mn in the United States (IQVIA MAT May 2023). The group now has 374 approvals and has so far filed over 442* ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported thatthe company had received final approval from the USFDA to manufacture and market Acetazolamide Tablets USP, 125 mg and 250 mg (USRLD: Diamox Tablets, 125 mg and 250 mg).

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Zydus Lifesciences Limited, formerly known as Cadila Healthcare Limited, is an Indian Pharmaceutical company headquartered in Ahmedabad. The Company was founded in the year 1952 by Mr. Ramanbhai B. Patel (late), a first-generation entrepreneur and a doyen in the field of Indian Pharmaceuticals. It is primarily engaged in the manufacture of generic drugs.