Zydus Lifesciences Limited has received final approval for Loperamide Hydrochloride Capsules USP, 2 mg (USRLD: Imodium Capsules) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).

Loperamide hydrochloride capsule is indicated for the control and symptomatic relief of acute nonspecific diarrhea and chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

The drug will be manufactured at the group’s formulation manufacturing facility at SEZ, Ahmedabad.

Loperamide Hydrochloride Capsules USP, 2 mg had annual sales of US $34.7 million in the United States (IQVIA MAT, January 2023).

The group now has 356 approvals and has so far filed over 440 ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.