Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod to Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Gel Forming Solution
Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Gel Forming Solution is indicated in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma.
Vadodara: Drugmaker, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, today announced that the company has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Gel Forming Solution, 0.25% and 0.5%.
The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Timoptic-XE Ophthalmic Gel Forming Solution, 0.25% and 0.5%, of Bausch Health US, LLC.
Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Gel Forming Solution is indicated in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma.
Alembic has been granted a Competitive Generic Therapies (CGT) designation for this ANDA and it is eligible for 180 days of CGT exclusivity as it is the first approved ANDA.
Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Gel Forming Solution, 0.25% and 0.5% has an estimated market size of US$ 71 million for twelve months ending June 2020 according to IQVIA.
This ANDA has been co-developed in partnership with Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Pvt Ltd. Alembic has a cumulative total of 134 ANDA approvals (117 final approvals and 17 tentative approvals) from USFDA.
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, a vertically integrated research and development pharmaceutical company headquartered in Gujarat.
Alembic is a publicly listed company that manufactures and markets generic pharmaceutical products all over the world.
