Zydus receives final approval from the USFDA for Acyclovir Cream

Zydus receives final approval from the USFDA for Acyclovir Cream Ahmedabad, India, 2 March, 2023 Zydus Lifesciences Limited (including its subsidiaries/affiliates, hereafter referred to as “Zydus”) has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Acyclovir Cream, 5% (USRLD: Zovirax® Cream). Acyclovir belongs to a class of medications known as antivirals. Acyclovir cream is used to treat cold sores (fever blisters; blisters that are caused by a virus called herpes simplex) on the face or lips. The product will be launched shortly in the US market. The drug wi ll be manufactured at the group’s topical manufacturing facility at Changodar, Ahmedabad (India). Acyclovir Cream, 5% had annual sales of USD 16.9 mn in the United States (IQVIA MAT Dec. 2022). The group now has 348 approvals and has so far filed over 440* ANDAs since the commencement of the filing process in FY 2003-04. (*as of 31st December 2022) ***

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