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Generic Treatment for Ocular Itching Approved by the FDA

The approved generic treatment is therapeutically equivalent to Novartis’ Pataday Ophthalmic Solution, 0.2%, according to Alembic.

Officials with the FDA have approved Alembic Pharmaceuticals’ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.2%.

The treatment is indicated for the treatment of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis.

The approved generic treatment is therapeutically equivalent to Novartis’ Pataday Ophthalmic Solution, 0.2%, according to Alembic.

Olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution has an estimated market size of $62 million for 12 months ending December 2018, according to IQVIA.

Alembic now has a total of 93 ANDA approvals (81 final approvals and 12 tentative approvals) from FDA with the addition of the newly approved application.

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Alembic· Pharmaceuticals receives USFDA Approval for Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.2% [news release]. Vadodara, India; May 2, 2019: Alembic website. https://www.alembicpharmaceuticals.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Press-Release-USFDA-Approval-Olopatadine-Hydrochloride-Ophthalmic-Solution-May-2019.pdf. Accessed May 2019.

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