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AUROBINDO GETS TENTATIVE FDA APPROVAL FOR SIMVASTATIN

April 24, 2006

India's Aurobindo Pharma has received a tentative approval from the FDA for simvastatin, a medicine used to lower the level of cholesterol.

The tentative approval is for 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg tablets. Simvastatin is a generic version of Merck's blockbuster medicine Zocor, which has estimated annual sales of $5 billion in the U.S.