Zydus Cadila has received final approval from the US health regulator to market Acyclovir injection, used to treat infections caused by herpes virus, in the US market.

The company has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Acyclovir Sodium injection, 500 mg/10 mL and 1,000 mg/20mL single-dosevials, Cadila Healthcare said in a BSE filing today.

The approved drug will be produced at the group’s formulation manufacturing facility at Moriya, Ahmedabad. The group now has nearly 216 approvals from the USFDA and so far filed 330 abbreviated new drug applications, Cadila Healthcare said.

Shares of Cadila Healthcare were trading up 2.31 per cent at Rs 401.30 on the BSE.

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