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Alembic Pharma at record high on USFDA nod for NDA Desvenlafaxine

The company has entered into an out-licensing arrangement with Ranbaxy for marketing the product in the USA.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Mar 05 2013 | 3:04 PM IST
Alembic Pharmaceuticals has soared almost 18% to Rs 94.45, also its record high on BSE, after the company said it has received USFDA approval for its NDA Desvenlafaxine base extended release tablets, a bio equivalent version of innovator drug, Pristiq by Pfizer.

“The company has entered into an out-licensing arrangement with Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories for marketing the product in the United States of America,” Alembic Pharmaceuticals said in a regulatory filing.

Desvenlafaxine base extended release tablets is a prescription medicine that is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder. The current market size for Pristiq is approximately $ 538 million, based on industry sales data.

The stock opened at Rs 80.95 and has seen a huge trading volumes. As many as a combined 1.23 million shares have already changed hands on the counter so far against an average sub 200,000 shares that were traded daily in past two weeks.

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First Published: Mar 05 2013 | 3:00 PM IST

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