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Strides Pharma Science Limited announced that its stepdown wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has received approval for Colchicine Tablets USP, 0.6 mg from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA). The product is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the Reference Listed Drug (RLD), Colcrys® Tablets, 0.6 mg, of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (Takeda).

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited 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 Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide Ointment USP, 100,000 units/gram. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD) Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide Ointment USP, 100,000 U/g/0.1%, of Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. Nystatin and Triamcinolone

Lupin Limited announced the launch of Sevelamer Hydrochloride Tablets, 800 mg, having received an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product will be manufactured at Lupin's facility in Nagpur, India.

Sevelamer Hydrochloride Tablets, 800 mg is a generic equivalent of Renagel® Tablets, 800 mg of Genzyme Corporation.

CTI BioPharma Corp announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VONJO (pacritinib) for the treatment of adults with intermediate or high-risk primary or secondary (post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis with a platelet count below 50 × 10⁹/L. VONJO is a novel oral kinase inhibitor with specificity for JAK2 and IRAK1, without inhibiting JAK. The recommended dosage of VONJO is 200 mg orally twice daily.

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CARVYKTI™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) after four or more prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.

Strides Pharma Science Limited announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has received approval for Amantadine Hydrochloride Softgel Capsules USP, 100 mg from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA). The product is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the Reference Listed Drug (RLD), Symmetrel Capsules, 100 mg, of Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Endo).

Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to expand the use of SOLOSEC® (secnidazole) in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) for female patients 12 years of age and older and in the treatment of trichomoniasis for all patients 12 years of age and older.

Revive Therapeutics Ltd a specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of therapeutics for medical needs and rare disorders, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio has granted Orphan Drug Designation for Bucillamine for the prevention of ischemia–reperfusion injury during liver transplantation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Dupixent® (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for children aged 6 months to 5 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those therapies are not advisable. The target action date for the FDA decision on this investigational use is June 9, 2022.