Eugia Pharma receives USFDA Approval for Icatibant Injection
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Eugia Pharma receives USFDA Approval for Icatibant Injection

This is the 166th ANDA out of Eugia Pharma Speciality Group facilities

  • By IPP Bureau | August 16, 2023

Aurobindo Pharma Limited's wholly owned subsidiary company, Eugia Pharma Specialities Limited, has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Icatibant Injection, 30 mg/3 mL (10 mg/mL), Single-Dose Prefilled Syringe, which is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD) FIRAZYR® (Icatibant Injection) by Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. The product is being launched in September 2023. The approved product has an estimated market size of around US$ 137 million for the twelve months ending June 2023, according to IQVIA.

This is the 166th ANDA (including 9 tentative approvals received) out of Eugia Pharma Speciality Group (EPSG) facilities, manufacturing both oral and sterile specialty products.

Icatibant Injection is indicated for treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adults 18 years of age and older.

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