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Jubilant Gets FDA Nod for Generic Diuretic Medicine

by Kathy Jones on Apr 28 2014 6:15 PM

Jubilant Life Sciences announced on Friday that it has received approval from the FDA to market a generic diuretic medicine.

Jubilant Gets FDA Nod for Generic Diuretic Medicine
Jubilant Life Sciences announced on Friday that it has received approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to market a generic diuretic medicine.
The company has received abbreviated new drug application approval to market Spironolactone tablets (25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg). These tablets are the generic version of GD Searle’s Aldactone. Spironolactone is used to treat fluid retention caused by conditions such as congestive heart failure and cirrhosis of the liver.

Congestive Heart Failure (Congestive Cardiac Failure) Current Management
Congestive Heart Failure (Congestive Cardiac Failure) Current Management
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart fails to work adequately as a pump that can deliver oxygen rich blood to the body. 
Jubilant said in a press release that it will launch the drug in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2015-16. The market size of this diuretic is estimated to be $87 million per year.

Source-Medindia
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