Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aleor Dermaceuticals Limited (Aleor) has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Topical Gel, 0.3%/2.5%. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD) Epiduo Forte Topical Gel, 0.3%/2.5%, of Galderma Laboratories, L.P. (Galderma). Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Topical Gel, 0.3%/2.5% is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.
Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Topical Gel, 0.3%/2.5% has an estimated market size of US$211 million for twelve months ending Mar 2022 according to IQVIA.
Alembic has received a cumulative total of 170 ANDA approvals (146 final approvals and 24 tentative approvals) from USFDA.
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, a vertically integrated research and development pharmaceutical company, has been at the forefront of healthcare since 1907. Headquartered in India, Alembic is a publicly listed company that manufactures and markets generic pharmaceutical products all over the world. Alembic’s state of the art research and manufacturing facilities are approved by regulatory authorities of many developed countries including the USFDA. Alembic is one of the leaders in branded generics in India. Alembic’s brands, marketed through a marketing team of over 5000 are well recognized by doctors and patients.
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