Yantai Dongcheng Pharmaceutical (SHE:002675) subsidiary, Yantai Dongcheng Northern Pharmaceutical, received approval from China's National Medical Products Administration to add a new specification for dalteparin sodium injection, according to a Shenzhen bourse filing on Wednesday.
The new specification to be marketed is 0.2 ml: 5000 AXa IU. The drug currently has a specification of 0.3 ml: 7500 AXa IU.
The drug is used to treat acute deep vein thrombosis and unstable coronary artery disease, as well as prevent postoperative thrombosis and clotting during hemodialysis and hemofiltration.
The pharmaceutical company's shares fell less than 2% during the midday trade.
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