Cadila Healthcare rises on receiving approval from USFDA for Clindamycin Phosphate and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel

31 Dec 2018 Evaluate

Cadila Healthcare is currently trading at Rs. 347.75, up by 3.10 points or 0.90% from its previous closing of Rs. 344.65 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 348.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 350.05 and Rs. 346.90 respectively. So far 13924 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 456.10 on 08-Jan-2018 and a 52 week low of Rs. 330.65 on 26-Oct-2018.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 350.05 and Rs. 336.65 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 35283.29 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.79%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 17.34% and 7.87% respectively.

Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from the USFDA to market Clindamycin Phosphate and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel, (US RLD-DUAC Gel), 1.2%/5%. It will be manufactured at the group’s Topical manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad.

This combination medication is used to treat a certain type of acne (inflammatory acne vulgaris). It helps to decrease the number of acne pimples. Clindamycin is an antibiotic that stops the growth of acne-causing bacteria. Benzoyl peroxide can also stop the growth of bacteria as well as reduce oil production in the skin.

The group now has 242 approvals and has so far filed over 340 ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.

Zydus Cadila is an innovative, global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of healthcare therapies.

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