Zydus Cadila gets United States Food and Drug Administration nod for kidney stones tablets

NEW DELHI: Drug firm Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from the US health regulator to market Potassium Citrate ER tablets used in prevention of kidney stones.

Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Potassium Citrate ER tablets in the strengths of 5 mEq, 10 mEq and 15 mEq, said the Zydus group's listed entity, Cadila Healthcare, said in a statement.

"The estimated sales in 2014 for Potassium Citrate ER tablets is USD 131.7 million, as per IMS," it added.

The group currently has 94 approvals and has so far filed 239 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA), Cadila Healthcare said.

Shares of Cadila Healthcare were trading at Rs 1,098.95 per scrip in the afternoon trade on the BSE, up 0.35 per cent from the previous close.