Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical (HKG:0719, SHE:000756) recently received a drug registration approval letter for its sevelamer carbonate from the US Food and Drug Administration, a Monday Hong Kong bourse filing said.
The marketing of sevelamer carbonate (active pharmaceutical ingredients) has been approved following the completion of a review of the relevant drug master file.
Sevelamer carbonate is used to control hyperphosphatemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease who are undergoing dialysis.