VADODARA, INDIA: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced that the company has received approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Azelastine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, 0.05%.
The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), Optivar Ophthalmic Solution, 0.05%, of Mylan Specialty L.P. (Mylan).
Azelastine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution 0.05% is indicated for the treatment of itching of the eye associated with allergic conjunctivitis.
Azelastine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, 0.05%, has an estimated market size of USD8.5 million for twelve months ending December 2018 according to IQVIA. Alembic now has a total of 89 ANDA approvals (76 final approvals and 13 tentative approvals) from USFDA.[the_ad id=”31605″]