TORONTO, April 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. (Nasdaq:IPCI) (TSX:I) today announced the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a generic of Seroquel XR® (quetiapine fumarate extended-release tablets). Seroquel XR® is an oral psychotropic agent indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. Sales of Seroquel XR® in the U.S. were approximately $823 million in 2010.
"The filing of a generic version of Seroquel XR® is one of the Company's performance milestones for 2011 and another important addition to our product portfolio filed for approval with the FDA, which includes generics of Focalin XR®, Effexor XR®, Protonix® DR and Glucophage® XR," commented Dr. Isa Odidi, CEO of Intellipharmaceutics. "These filings not only provide further validation of our Hypermatrix™ technology, they clearly demonstrate the flexibility of our technology to efficiently and effectively match a number of drug delivery profiles."
Intellipharmaceutics now has five ANDAs awaiting FDA approval with reported sales for branded and generic versions of these products being approximately $8 billion in 2010. The Company develops both ANDA product candidates and new drugs through the New Drug Application (NDA) 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway.
About Intellipharmaceutics
Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development and manufacture of novel and generic controlled-release and targeted-release oral solid dosage drugs. The Company's patented Hypermatrix™ technology is a unique and validated multidimensional controlled-release drug delivery platform that can be applied to the efficient development of a wide range of existing and new pharmaceuticals. Based on this technology, Intellipharmaceutics has a pipeline of products in various stages of development in therapeutic areas that include neurology, cardiovascular, GIT, pain and infection.
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