FDA approves Aurobindo's new anti-infective

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Aurobindo Pharma's anti-infective linezolid injection.

Linezolid — a generic form of Pharmacia & Upjohn's brand name Zyvox injection — is intended to treat infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria.

The newly approved drug has an estimated market value of $87 million for the 12 months ending in June 2016.

India-based Aurobindo Pharma expects to launch the product by the end of the second quarter. The linezolid injection marks the drugmaker's 275th FDA approval.

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