Cadila Healthcare gets USFDA final approval for Mesalamine tablets

Cadila Healthcare on Wednesday announced that USFDA has given final approval to market Mesalamine Delayed-Released tablets USP, 1.2g in the US market. Zydus Cadila was the first to file an ANDA for a generic version of Lialda (mesalamine).

Lialda is used for the treatment of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects approximately 700,000 people in the United States. The generic version of Lialda (mesalamine) will be produced at Moraiya Plant located at Ahmedabad. The estimated brand sale for Mesalamine Delayed-Release tablets USP, 1.2g is USD 1.145 billion as per IMS MAT April 2017.

The group now has more than 115 approvals and has so far filler over 300 ANDAs since the commencement of the filling process in FY 2003-2004.

Stock view :-

Cadila Healthcare Ltd is currently trading at Rs 533.5, up by Rs 43.1 or 8.79% from its previous closing of Rs 490.4 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 493 and has touched a high and low of Rs 539.4 and Rs 491.05 respectively. So far 5606804(NSE+BSE) shares were traded on the counter. The current market cap of the company is Rs 50204.34 crore.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 510 on 06-Jun-2017 and a 52 week low of Rs 305.05 on 24-Jun-2016. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 510 and Rs 461.3 respectively.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.79 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 17.14 % and 8.07 % respectively.
The stock is currently trading above its 50 DMA.

Cadila Healthcare Ltd :-
BSE 533.50 43.10 (8.79%)
NSE 533.55 44.05 (9%)


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