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Zydus receives tentative nod from USFDA for Budesonide capsules

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Zydus receives tentative nod from USFDA for Budesonide capsules

Zydus Lifesciences Limited (including its subsidiaries/ affiliates, hereafter referred to as “Zydus”) has received tentative approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Budesonide delayed-release capsules, 4 mg (USRLD: Tarpeyo Capsules, 4 mg). 

Budesonide is indicated for mild to moderate active Crohn's disease involving the ileum and/or the ascending colon in adults and children 8 years of age and older. Budesonide capsules will be produced at is Zydus Pharmaceuticals Ltd, SEZ-II.