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news.Sun Pharmaceutical has received tentative approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Sanofi Aventis’s Rilutek tablets 50mg.
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Sun Pharma said that Rilutek (riluzole) is a member of the benzothiazole class. Chemically, riluzole is 2-amino-6-(trifluoromethoxy) benzothiazole.
The generic Riluzole Hydrochloride tablets contain Riluzole Hydrochloride 50mg. Riluzole Hydrochloride tablets are indicated in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Riluzole is a white to slightly yellow powder that is soluble in dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide and methanol, freely soluble in dichloromethane, sparingly soluble in 0.1 N HCl and very slightly soluble in water and in 0.1 N NaOH.