Natco’s partner receives FDA’s nod for generic Nitroglycerin

 

HYDERABAD, May 8: Natco Pharma Wednesday announced

that its marketing partner Alvogen has received the final

approval of Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) from the

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Nitroglycerin

Sublingual Tablets USP, 0.3 mg, 0.4 mg, and 0.6 mg.

Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are used to treat

episodes of angina (chest pain) in people who have coronary

artery disease (narrowing of the blood vessels that supply

blood to the heart).

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd markets this drug under its

brand Nitrostat Sublingual Tablets in the same strengths

mentioned above.

Quoting market reports Natco said Nitroglycerin

Sublingual Tablets had total annual sales of around USD 77.3

million in the US market, for the year ending 2018. (PTI)
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