Strides Pharma Science’s step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Singapore, has received approval for sodium sulphate, potassium sulphate and magnesium sulphate oral solution 17.5g/ 3.13g/ 1.6g per 6 ounces (product) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
The product is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the Reference Listed Drug, Suprep Bowel Prep Kit oral solution 17.5g/ 3.13g/ 1.6g per 6 ounces of Braintree Laboratories Inc. (Braintree). The approval bolsters the company's portfolio of products in bowel preparation that spans both prescription and over the counter offerings.
The company has 260 cumulative ANDA filings including the recently acquired portfolio from Endo at Chestnut Ridge) with US FDA, of which 230+ ANDAs have been approved. The company has set a target to launch ~ 60 new products over three years in the US.
The product belongs to a group of medicines prescribed to those who are required to undergo a colon cleanse prior to a colonoscopy. The kit is available in a carton containing two 6 ounce bottles of the liquid and a mixing container.
