Strides Pharma gets USFDA nod to liver disease drug Ursodiol
Ursodiol tablets are indicated for the treatment of patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis(PBC).
Bengaluru: Strides Pharma Science Limited has announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has received approval for Ursodiol Tablets USP, 250 mg and 500 mg from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).
The product is a generic version of Urso 250® Tablets, 250 mg and Urso Forte Tablets®, 500 mg, of Allergan Sales, LLC.
Ursodiol tablets are indicated for the treatment of patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC).
According to IQVIA MAT June 2020 data, the US market for Ursodiol Tablets USP, 250 mg and 500 mg is approximately US$ 35 Mn.
The product will be manufactured at the company's flagship facility at Bengaluru and will be marketed by Strides Pharma Inc. in the US market.
The company has 126 cumulative ANDA filings with USFDA of which 88 ANDAs have been approved and 38 are pending approval.
Strides is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bangalore, India. The Company mainly operates in the regulated markets and has an "in Africa for Africa" strategy along with an institutional business to service donor‐funded markets.
The Company's global manufacturing sites are located in India‐ Bangalore (two locations), Pondicherry, and Chennai, Singapore, Italy‐ Milan, Kenya‐ Nairobi and United States‐Florida.
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