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01-01-1970 12:00 AM | Source: Accord Fintech
Alembic Pharmaceuticals gains on getting USFDA`s nod for Nifedipine Extended-Release Tablets
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals is currently trading at Rs. 630.75, up by 5.40 points or 0.86% from its previous closing of Rs. 625.35 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 617.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 634.70 and Rs. 617.05 respectively. So far 755 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 847.95 on 04-Jan-2022 and a 52 week low of Rs. 541.10 on 20-Oct-2022.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 651.25 and Rs. 617.05 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 12370.70 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 69.61%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 17.87% and 12.52% respectively.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Nifedipine Extended-Release Tablets USP, 30 mg, 60 mg and 90 mg. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Procardia XL Extended-Release Tablets, 30 mg, 60 mg and 90 mg, of Pfizer Inc.

Nifedipine Extended-Release Tablets are indicated for the management of i) Vasospastic Angina ii) Chronic Stable Angina (Classical Effort-Associated Angina) and iii) Hypertension. Nifedipine Extended-Release Tablets USP, 30 mg, 60 mg and 90 mg, have an estimated market size of $ 56 million for twelve months ending Sep 2022 according to IQVIA. Alembic has a cumulative total of 177 ANDA approvals (153 final approvals and 24 tentative approvals) from USFDA.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals, a vertically integrated research and development pharmaceutical company, has been at the forefront of Healthcare since 1907.