Zydus Lifesciences surges on getting approval from USFDA for Famotidine Injection

23 Nov 2022 Evaluate

Zydus Lifesciences is currently trading at Rs. 394.00, up by 1.55 points or 0.39% from its previous closing of Rs. 392.45 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 392.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 395.30 and Rs. 390.85 respectively. So far 24389 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 487.00 on 03-Jan-2022 and a 52 week low of Rs. 319.40 on 11-May-2022.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 417.85 and Rs. 390.10 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 39875.78 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.98%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 15.53% and 9.49% respectively.

Zydus Lifesciences has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Famotidine Injection USP, 40 mg/4 mL (10 mg/mL) and 200 mg/20 mL (10 mg/mL) multiple-dose vials (USRLD: Pepcid injection). Famotidine Injection is indicated to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and to prevent intestinal ulcers from coming back after they have healed. This medication is also used to treat certain stomach and throat (esophagus) problems such as erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease-GERD and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Famotidine Injection had annual sales of USD 1.9 mn in the United States according to IQVIA data (IQVIA MAT Sep 2022). The drug will be manufactured at the group’s injectable manufacturing facility at Jarod, near Vadodara, India. The group now has 333 approvals and has so far filed over 431 (as of September 30, 2022) ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04.

Zydus Lifesciences (formerly known as Cadila Healthcare) is an India-based pharmaceutical company.

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