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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd announces USFDA Final Approval for Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg and Tentative Approval for Ticagrelor Tablets, 60 mg

Posted On : 2025-05-03 11:34:10( TIMEZONE : IST )

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic) today announced that it has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg and tentative approval for Ticagrelor Tablets, 60 mg. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Brilinta Tablets, 60 mg and 90 mg, of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (AstraZeneca). Ticagrelor tablets are indicated for: i) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or a history of MI. For at least the first 12 months following ACS, it is superior to clopidogrel. Ticagrelor tablets also reduces the risk of stent thrombosis in patients who have been stented for treatment of ACS. ii) to reduce the risk of a first MI or stroke in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) at high risk for such events, and iii) to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with acute ischemic stroke (NIH Stroke Scale score <5) or high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA). Refer label for a detailed indication.

For Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg, Alembic was one of the first ANDA applicants to submit a substantially complete ANDA with a paragraph IV certification.

Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg have an estimated market size of US$ 1,062 million for twelve months ending March 2025 according to IQVIA. Ticagrelor Tablets, 60 mg have an estimated market size of US$ 242 million for twelve months ending March 2025 according to IQVIA.

Alembic has a cumulative total of 222 ANDA approvals (197 final approvals and 25 tentative approvals) from USFDA.

Shares of Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 877.05 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 876.40. The total number of shares traded during the day was 6144 in over 655 trades.

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