Ranbaxy gains final FDA approval for quinapril + HCTZ

9 March 2009

India-based generics major Ranbaxy Laboratories says its US subsidiary  has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to  manufacture and market quinapril hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide  tablets, 10mg/12.5mg, 20mg/12.5mg and 20mg/25mg.

The application for the drug was submitted by Ranbaxy, from its Ohm  Laboratories manufacturing facility located in North Brunswick, New  Jersey. The Office of Generic Drugs of the FDA has determined the  Ranbaxy formulations to be bioequivalent and have the same therapeutic  effect as that of the reference listed drug Accuretic tablets of Pfizer.  Total annual market sales for Quinapril + HCTZ tablets were $29.0  million, in 2008, according to IMS Health data.

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