An announcement from Apeloa Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. (SZSE: 000739) reveals that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Apeloa Jiayuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., has recently received a Certificate of Suitability to the European Pharmacopoeia (CEP) for the active pharmaceutical ingredient Gabapentin from the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM).
Gabapentin is a synthetically produced amino acid that is structurally related to the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Its approved indications include: 1. Postherpetic neuralgia: for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia in adults; 2. Epilepsy: as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures, with or without secondary generalization, in adults and children aged 12 years and older. It is also indicated as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in children aged 3 to 12 years.
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