Zydus Lifesciences bags USFDA nod for high BP tablet

Ruchika Sharma

Zydus Lifesciences bags USFDA nod for high BP tablet

Written By : Ruchika Sharma |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2025-11-25T16:30:07+05:30 | Updated On 25 Nov 2025 4:30 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Zydus Lifesciences Limited has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets USP, 120 mg, 180 mg and 240 mg (USRLD: Calan SR Extended-Release Tablets, 120 mg, 180 mg and 240 mg).

Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (120 mg, 180 mg, and 240 mg) are used to lower high blood pressure, which helps reduce the risk of serious heart problems like strokes and heart attacks.

The medicine will be produced at Zydus Lifesciences Ltd, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.

Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets had annual sales of USD 24.5 mn in the United States (IQVIA MAT Sept-2025). The group now has 428 approvals and has so far filed 487* ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. is a global lifesciences company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of healthcare therapies. Over the last decade, Zydus has introduced several products in the market for treating unmet healthcare needs with vaccines, therapeutics, biologicals and New Chemical Entities.

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Ruchika Sharma

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

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751