
Alembic Pharmaceuticals receives USFDA final approval for Ticagrelor Tablets
Alembic Pharmaceuticals (Alembic) today announced that it has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg and tentative approval for Ticagrelor Tablets, 60 mg.
The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Brilinta Tablets, 60 mg and 90 mg, of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (AstraZeneca).
Ticagrelor tablets are indicated for: i) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or a history of MI. For at least the first 12 months following ACS, it is superior to clopidogrel. Ticagrelor tablets also reduces the risk of stent thrombosis in patients who have been stented for treatment of ACS. ii) to reduce the risk of a first MI or stroke in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) at high risk for such events, and iii) to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with acute ischemic stroke (NIH Stroke Scale score <5) or high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA).
For Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg, Alembic was one of the first ANDA applicants to submit a substantially complete ANDA with a paragraph IV certification.
Ticagrelor Tablets, 90 mg have an estimated market size of US$ 1,062 million for twelve months ending March 2025 according to IQVIA. Ticagrelor Tablets, 60 mg have an estimated market size of US$ 242 million for twelve months ending March 2025 according to IQVIA.

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