Young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), accounted for 80% of new HIV infections among youth ages 13–24 in 2018 and represents a priority population for HIV prevention.
Strides Pharma Science announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global, Singapore, has received
approval for Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tablets, 200 mg/300 mg from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).
The product is bioequivalent and therapeutically
equivalent to the Reference Listed Drug (RLD), Truvada Tablets, 200 mg/300 mg, of Gilead Sciences.
According to IQVIA MAT November 2020 data, the US market for Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil
Fumarate Tablets, 200 mg/300 mg is approximately US$ 2.4 Bn. The product will be manufactured at
the company s facility at Bengaluru and will be marketed by Strides Pharma Inc. in the US market.
The company has 127 cumulative ANDA filings with USFDA of which 95 ANDAs have been approved