Zydus nabs FDA approval for type-2 diabetes drug

pharmafile | July 11, 2016 | News story | Sales and Marketing |  Zydus Cadila, nateglinide 

Zydus Cadila, a division of Cadila Pharmaceuticals (NSE: CADILAHC), has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved type-2 diabetes drug, nateglinide tablets USP, in strengths of 60mg and 120mg.

Marketed by Novartis as Starlix, nateglinide is an oral antidiabetic agent used in the management of type-2 diabetes mellitus.

Zydus Cadila will produce the drug at the group’s formulations manufacturing facility at the Pharma SEZ in Ahmedabad. They indicate that the group now has more than 100 approvals and has so far filed 270 ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in 2003-4.

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