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Sawai Launches 14 Generic Drugs with 29 Strengths

Jun. 18. 2020

Osaka, Japan – June 18, 2020 – Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Sawai, Head office: Osaka, Japan, President: Mitsuo Sawai) today announced the launch of 14 generic drugs with 29 strengths. They will be launched sequentially beginning June 19, 2020. Sawai’s product line now includes 319 compounds with 773 strengths.

The list of new products:

1. Memantine Hydrochloride Tablets, OD Tablets, Dry Syrup

Generic name Memantine Hydrochloride
Strengths Tablets, OD Tablets: 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg,
DS: 2%
Brand products MEMARY® TABLETS 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, MEMARY® OD TABLETS 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg,
MEMARY® DRY SYRUP 2%

2. Galantamine Hydrobromide OD Tablets

Generic name Galantamine Hydrobromide
Strengths 4 mg, 8 mg, 12 mg
Brand products REMINYL® OD Tablets 4 mg, 8 mg, 12 mg

3. Ezetimibe Tablets

Generic name Ezetimibe
Strengths 10 mg
Brand products Zetia® Tablets 10 mg

4. Dutasteride Capsules

Generic name Dutasteride
Strengths 0.5 mg
Brand products Avolve® Capsules 0.5 mg

5. Tadalafil Tablets

Generic name Tadalafil
Strengths 2.5 mg, 5 mg
Brand products Zalutia® Tablets 2.5 mg, 5 mg

6. Repaglinide Tablets

Generic name Repaglinide
Strengths 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg
Brand products SUREPOST® Tablets 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg

7. Imidafenacin Tablets, OD Tablets

Generic name Imidafenacin
Strengths Tablets, OD Tablets: 0.1 mg
Brand products URITOS® Tablets 0.1 mg, URITOS® OD Tablets 0.1 mg,
STAYBLA® Tablets 0.1 mg, STAYBLA® OD Tablets 0.1 mg

8. Levocetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets, OD Tablets, Syrup

Generic name Levocetirizine Hydrochloride
Strengths Tablets, OD Tablets: 5 mg, Syrup: 0.05%
Brand products Xyzal® Tablets 5 mg, Xyzal® Syrup 0.05%

9. PusoFeki Combination Tablets

Generic name Fexofenadine Hydrochloride, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride
Brand products dellegra® Combination Tablets

10. Celecoxib Tablets

Generic name Celecoxib
Strengths 100 mg, 200 mg
Brand products Celecox® Tablets 100 mg, 200 mg

11. Eldecalcitol Capsules

Generic name Eldecalcitol
Strengths 0.5 μg, 0.75 μg
Brand products EDIROL® Capsules 0.5 μg, 0.75 μg

12. Bazedoxifene Acetate Tablets

Generic name Bazedoxifene Acetate
Strengths 20 mg
Brand products Viviant® Tablets 20 mg

13. Rabeprazole Sodium Tablets

Generic name Rabeprazole Sodium
Strengths 5 mg
Brand products Pariet® tablets 5 mg

14. Blonanserin Powder

Generic name Blonanserin
Strengths 2%
Brand products LONASEN® Powders 2%

Striking Features (Partial list)

Memantine Hydrochloride Tablets, OD Tablets, Dry Syrup

Sawai is launching the first generic of this product, which is used to treat Alzheimer's type dementia. We offer three dosage forms, tablets, OD tablets and dry syrup. “Generic name” and “Strength” are printed on both sides of the tablets and OD tablets. OD tablets are strawberry-scented.

  

Eldecalcitol Capsules

Two companies* including Sawai are slated to launch the first generic of this product. This products is used to treat Osteoporosis.

*As of the time of the press release.

 

The products announced in this press release are not approved by the Food & Drug Administration for sale and distribution in the United States.