FDA Approves Generic of Aldara Cream

April 20, 2011, 3:37 PM UTC

Hawthorne, N.Y.-based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. April 18 announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its generic version of Aldara (imiquimod cream 5 percent).

Aldara, which is manufactured by Graceway Pharmaceuticals LLC, is a prescription pharmaceutical product used for topical treatment of actinic keratosis and external genital warts.

According to industry sources, imiquimod cream has annual sales of approximately $340 million in the United States.

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