Pharma major Cipla on Monday said it has received final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Valganciclovir Tablets 450mg from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
The company’s Valganciclovir Tablets 450mg is AB-rated generic therapeutic equivalent version of Roche’s Valcyte. It is a deoxynucleoside analogue cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for use in the treatment of CMV retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and prevention of CMV disease in kidney, heart, and kidney-pancreas transplant patients at high risk.
According to IQVIA (IMS Health), Valcyte and its generic equivalents had US sales of approximately $79 million for the 12-month period ending September 2018.
Meanwhile, shares of company were trading at Rs 533.50 apiece, up 1.27 per cent, from previous close on the Bombay Stock Exchange at 10:45 hours.