Alembic Pharmaceuticals announces its wholly owned subsidiary, Aleor Dermaceuticals Limited receives USFDA Final Approval for Clobetasol Propionate Foam, 0.05%.

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• Date: 28 Apr,2022

25th April 2022, Mumbai: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aleor Dermaceuticals Limited (Aleor) has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Clobetasol Propionate Foam, 0.05%. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD) Olux Foam, 0.05%, of Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Clobetasol Propionate Foam is a corticosteroid indicated for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis of the scalp and mild to moderate plaque psoriasis of non-scalp regions of the body excluding the face and intertriginous areas in patients 12 years and older.

Clobetasol Propionate Foam, 0.05% has an estimated market size of US$10 million for twelve months ending Dec 2021 according to IQVIA.

Alembic has received a cumulative total of 165 ANDA approvals (141 final approvals and 24 tentative approvals) from USFDA.