Cypress gains FDA approval for generic Keppra

26 January 2009

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval of Cypress Pharmaceutical's Abbreviated New Drug Application for  levetiracetam oral solution, 100mg/mL.

The product is the AB-rated bioequivalent generic to  Belgium-headquartered UCB Pharma's Keppra oral solution, 100mg/mL.

Cypress' levetiracetam will be available through all the USA's national  drug wholesalers and chain drug stores and will begin shipping  immediately, the firm announced on January 19.

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