Zydus Looks To NASH Trials In Turkey, Generic Vascepa Launch In The US

Generic Versions Of Revlimid And Trokendi Drive Record US Sales

Zydus, the only Indian company with an NCE for a range of chronic liver diseases, will add Turkey to the list of trial locations for NASH. It is also working “aggressively” to launch a generic to Amarin’s Vascepa after Revlimid and Trokendi generics drove record US sales in the fourth quarter.

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The US Food and Drug Administration’s negative review for Intercept Pharmaceuticals’s obeticholic acid has set off questions about the fate of other non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) drug hopefuls.

Among them is Zydus Lifesciences Limited, the sole Indian company evaluating a New Chemical Entity saroglitazar

During a call to discuss earnings in Q4 of FY23, which ended 31 March, the company’s CEO Sharvil Patel said Zydus has received approval to conduct studies for NASH from the regulatory authorities of Turkey, the

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