Sun Pharma gets US FDA nod for Prevacid generic drug

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said its unit has received US Food and Drug Administration's final approval for the generic version of Prevacid.

September 16, 2013 / 08:59 IST
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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said its unit has received US Food and Drug Administration's (USFDA) final approval for the generic version of Prevacid.


The approval is for Lansoprazole Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 15 and 30 mg, which are therapeutic equivalents of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd's capsules, the company said in a release late on Saturday.
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The capsules have annual sales of USD 430 million in the United Sates, it said.
The capsules are used for short-term treatment for healing and symptom relief of active duodenal ulcer, it said.
first published: Sep 15, 2013 12:22 pm

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