Natco Pharma marketing partner launches generic version of Afinitor in US
Hyderabad: Drugmaker, Natco Pharma Limited, has recently announced that the company's marketing partner Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., US has launched the l0 mg strength of Everolimus Tablets (generic for Afinitor'" ) in the US market.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) previously granted final approval of this Abbreviated New Drug Application.
According to industry sales data, the l0 mg strength of Afinitor generated annual sales of $392 million during the twelve months ending July 2021.
Breckenridge previously launched Everolimus tablets in 2.5 mg, 5 mg and 7.5 mg strengths during the first quarter of 2021 in the US market.
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Natco Pharma Limited was incorporated in Hyderabad in the year 1981 with an initial investment of INR 3.3 million.
The company has seven manufacturing facilities spread across India with modern research laboratories, capabilities in New Drug Development, etc
