Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic) has announced that its joint venture Aleor Dermaceuticals Limited (Aleor) has received tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution USP, 2% w/w. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Pennsaid Topical Solution, 2% w/w, of HZNP Medicines LLC (HZNP). Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution USP, 2% w/w is indicated for the treatment of the pain of osteoarthritis of the knee(s).
Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution USP, 2% w/w, has an estimated market size of US$ 974 million for twelve months ending December 2018 according to IQVIA.
Alembic has a cumulative total of 109 ANDA approvals (96 final approvals and 13 tentative approvals) from USFDA.
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