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Zydus gets USFDA nod for anti-inflammatory drug

The company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market the drug in the strength of 75 mg, it said in a BSE filing.

September 27, 2017 / 13:03 IST
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Drug firm Zydus Cadila today said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market indomethacin extended release capsules used in treating painful and inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

The company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market the drug in the strength of 75 mg, it said in a BSE filing.

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It will manufacture the drug at the Moraiya facility in Ahmedabad.

Zydus Cadila said it has more than 155 approvals and has so far filed over 300 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) since it commenced filings in 2003-04.