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Alembic Pharmaceuticals' JV receives UDFDA tentative approval for Testosterone Gel

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Alembic Pharmaceuticals (Alembic) announced that its joint venture Aleor Dermaceuticals (Aleor) has received tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Testosterone Gel, 1.62% (20.25 mg/1.25 gm actuation).

The tentatively approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD). AndroGel 1.62%, of AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie). Testosterone Gel, 1.62% (20.25 mg/1.25 gm actuation) is indicated for replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone: Primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired) and Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (congenital or acquired).

Testosterone Gel, 1.62% (20.25 mg/1.25 gm actuation) has an estimated market size of US$ 107 million for twelve months ending September 2020 according to IQVIA.

 

Alembic has a cumulative total of 136 ANDA approvals (117 final approvals and 19 tentative approvals) from USFDA.

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First Published: Nov 25 2020 | 11:44 AM IST

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