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Sun Pharma receives US FDA approval for generic Depo-Testosterone injection

Our Bureau, MumbaiWednesday, June 5, 2013, 11:45 Hrs  [IST]

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., a Rs.11,200 crore plus pharma major, has received final approval from the US FDA for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic version of Depo-Testosterone injection, Testosterone Cypionate injection USP, 100 mg/ml and 200mg/ml.

This generic Testosterone Cypionate injection USP, 100 mg/mL and 200mg/mL is therapeutically equivalent to Depo-Testosterone injection of Pfizer Inc and is indicated for replacement therapy in the male in conditions associated with symptoms of deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone. As per April-2013, IMS MAT, the product had annual revenues of approximately US$130 million in the US.

Depo-Testosterone injection is a registered trademark of Pfizer Inc.













 
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