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Sawai Launches 14 Generic Drugs with 29 Strengths

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: 5mg, 10mg, 20mg,
DS: 2%

Brand products:

MEMARY® TABLETS 5mg, 10mg, 20mg, MEMARY® OD TABLETS 5mg, 10mg, 20mg, MEMARY® DRY SYRUP 2%

2. Galantamine Hydrobromide OD Tablets

Generic name:

Galantamine Hydrobromide

Strengths:

4mg, 8mg, 12mg

Brand products:

REMINYL® OD Tablets 4mg, 8mg, 12mg

3. Ezetimibe Tablets

Generic name:

Ezetimibe

Strengths:

10mg

Brand products:

Zetia® Tablets 10mg

4. Dutasteride Capsules

Generic name:

Dutasteride

Strengths:

0.5mg

Brand products:

Avolve® Capsules 0.5mg

5.Tadalafil Tablets

Generic name:

Tadalafil

Strengths:

2.5mg, 5mg

Brand products:

Zalutia® Tablets 2.5mg, 5mg

6. Repaglinide Tablets

Generic name:

Repaglinide

Strengths:

0.25mg, 0.5mg

Brand products:

SUREPOST® Tablets 0.25mg, 0.5mg

7. Imidafenacin Tablets, OD Tablets

Generic name:

Imidafenacin

Strengths:

Tablets, OD Tablets: 0.1mg

Brand products:

URITOS® Tablets 0.1mg, URITOS® OD Tablets 0.1mg, STAYBLA® Tablets 0.1mg, STAYBLA® OD Tablets 0.1mg

8. Levocetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets, OD Tablets, Syrup

Generic name:

Levocetirizine Hydrochloride

Strengths:

Tablets, OD Tablets: 5mg, Syrup: 0.05%

Brand products:

Xyzal® Tablets 5mg, 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:

100mg, 200mg

Brand products:

Celecox® Tablets 100mg, 200mg

11. Eldecalcitol Capsules

Generic name:

Eldecalcitol

Strengths:

0.5μg, 0.75μg

Brand products:

EDIROL® Capsules 0.5μg, 0.75μg

12. Bazedoxifene Acetate Tablets

Generic name:

Bazedoxifene Acetate

Strengths:

20mg

Brand products:

Viviant® Tablets 20mg

13. Rabeprazole Sodium Tablets

Generic name:

Rabeprazole Sodium

Strengths:

5mg

Brand products:

Pariet® tablets 5mg

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.

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