Zydus Lifesciences inches up as its arm gets final approval from USFDA for Selexipag Tablets

23 Dec 2022 Evaluate

Zydus Lifesciences is currently trading at Rs. 423.85, up by 0.25 points or 0.06% from its previous closing of Rs. 423.60 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 423.60 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 425.30 and Rs. 419.55 respectively. So far 4111 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. 427.50 and Rs. 401.05 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 42876.97 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’ subsidiary -- Zydus Worldwide DMCC (Zydus) has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Selexipag Tablets, 200 mcg, 400 mcg, 600 mcg, 800 mcg, 1,000 mcg, 1,200 mcg, 1,400 mcg, and 1,600 mcg (USRLD: Uptravi tablets).
Zydus was one of the first ANDA applicants to submit a substantially complete ANDA with a paragraph IV certification for Selexipag Tablets, 200 mcg, 400 mcg, 600 mcg, 800 mcg, 1,000 mcg, 1,200 mcg, 1,400 mcg, and 1,600 mcg and therefore is eligible for 180 days of shared generic drug exclusivity for Selexipag Tablets, 200 mcg, 400 mcg, 600 mcg, 800 mcg, 1,000 mcg, 1,200 mcg, 1,400 mcg, and 1,600 mcg.

Selexipag tablet is indicated in adults for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, high blood pressure in the vessels that carry blood to the lungs) to delay disease progression and reduce the risk of hospitalization for PAH. The drug will be manufactured in the group’s formulation manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad SEZ, India. Selexipag tablet had annual sales of $577 million in the United States according to IQVIA data (IQVIA MAT Sept. 2022). The group now has 338 approvals and has so far filed over 431 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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