Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic) today announced that its joint venture Aleor Dermaceuticals Limited (Aleor) has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Testosterone Gel, 1.62% (20.25 mg/1.25 gm actuation). The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), AndroGel 1.62%, of AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie). Testosterone Gel, 1.62% (20.25 mg/1.25 gm actuation) is indicated for replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone: Primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired) and Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (congenital or acquired). Aleor had previously received tentative approval for this ANDA.
Testosterone Gel, 1.62% (20.25 mg/1.25 gm actuation) has an estimated market size of US$ 86 million for twelve months ending December 2020 according to IQVIA.
Alembic has a cumulative total of 138 ANDA approvals (122 final approvals and 16 tentative approvals) from USFDA.
Shares of ALEMBIC PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. was last trading in BSE at Rs.929.2 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 935.05. The total number of shares traded during the day was 10374 in over 641 trades.
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