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FDA approves generic clofarabine


 

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.’s Clofarabine Injection, a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Clolar® (clofarabine) Injection.

The generic drug is now approved to treat patients age 1 to 21 who have relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia and have received at least 2 prior treatment regimens.

Dr. Reddy’s Clofarabine Injection is available in single-dose, 20 mL flint vials containing 20 mg of clofarabine in 20 mL of solution (1 mg/mL).

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