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Strides Pharma Science Singapore arm secures USFDA okay for Potassium Chloride Oral Solution
Potassium Chloride Oral Solution is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium rich foods or diuretic dose reduction are insufficient.
Bengaluru: Strides Pharma Science Limited today announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has received approval for Potassium Chloride Oral Solution USP, 40 mEq/15mL (20%) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).
The product is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the Reference Listed Drug (RLD), Potassium Chloride Oral Solution USP, 40 mEq/15 mL (20%) of Genus Lifesciences Inc.
Potassium Chloride Oral Solution is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium rich foods or diuretic dose reduction are insufficient.
The approval further strengthens the Potassium Chloride franchise for the company which now comprises of Extended-Release Capsules, Extended-Release Tablets, Powder for Oral Solutions, and Oral Solutions.
The Company also has a pipeline of other Potassium Chloride products which are expected to be approved and launched in FY24. The entire Potassium Chloride range of products for the company has a cumulative market opportunity of ~US$330 Mn as per IQVIA.
The products will be manufactured at the company's facility at Bengaluru and will be marketed by Strides Pharma Inc. in the US market.
The company has 280 cumulative ANDA filings (including the recently acquired portfolio from Endo at Chestnut Ridge) with USFDA of which 261 ANDAs have been approved and 19 are pending approval.
"The company has set a target to launch ~ 20 new products every year in the US," the release stated.
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Strides is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bengaluru, 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 (Chennai, Puducherry and two locations in Bengaluru), Singapore, Italy (Milan), Kenya (Nairobi), and the United States (New York).
Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Correspondent for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751