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Zydus receives USFDA approval for Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Transdermal System, eligible for 180-day CGT exclusivity.
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd · 532321
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Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has received USFDA approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Transdermal System, eligible for 180-day CGT exclusivity.
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October 21, 2026
BSE Limited Code: 532321
P J Towers,
Dalal Street,
Mumbai-400001
National Stock Exchange of India Limited Code: Zyduslife
Exchange Plaza,
C/1, Block G,
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East),
Mumbai-400051
Re.: Press Release
Dear Sir / Madam,
Please find enclosed a copy of press release dated October 21, 2026, titled “Zydus receives
USFDA approval for Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Transdermal System, eligible for 180-day
CGT exclusivity”.
The contents of the press release give full details.
Please bring the aforesaid news to the notice of the members of the exchange and the
investors’ at large.
Yours faithfully,
For, Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Dhaval N. Soni
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Membership No. FCS7063
Encl.: As above
Zydus receives USFDA approval for Estradiol and Levonorgestrel
Transdermal System, eligible for 180-day CGT exclusivity
Ahmedabad, India, 21 October 2026
Zydus Lifesciences Limited (Zydus) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration
(USFDA) has granted final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Estradiol and
Levonorgestrel Transdermal System, 0.045 mg/0.015 mg per day. (URLD: Climara Pro® Transdermal
System 0.045 mg/0.015 mg per day).
The ANDA has been designated by the USFDA as a Competitive Generic Therapy (CGT). The product is
eligible for the 180-day exclusivity period available to certain first approved applicants under the CGT
pathway, subject to the provisions of the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Any exclusivity period,
where applicable, would commence upon first commercial marketing of the product.
Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Transdermal System is primarily used treat moderate to severe symptoms of
menopause. It is also used in postmenopausal women for prevention of osteoporosis. The product will be
manufactured at the group’s manufacturing plant at Moraiya, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Transdermal System had annual sales of approximately USD 45.7 mn in the
United States. (IQVIA MAT Aug-2026). The Group now has 458 approvals and has so far filed 516* ANDA
with the USFDA.
(*As on 30-Sept-2026)