FDA ORIG Approval: PROPOFOL — ANTHEA PHARMA (Not disclosed in the FDA record.)

Key facts

What was approved

FDA's record shows ANTHEA PHARMA as the sponsor of PROPOFOL, with the generic name recorded as unspecified and dosage form INJECTABLE. An Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) is the FDA pathway used to approve generic drug products. Instead of repeating the clinical efficacy and safety trials already performed for the original branded product, an ANDA sponsor must demonstrate that its generic version is bioequivalent to an already-approved reference listed drug and meets the same identity, strength, quality, purity, and manufacturing standards. This specific application is submission type ORIG (submission number 1) under application number ANDA220857, with a submission status date of 20260714. FDA publishes approval and submission records so physicians, competitors, and investors can track which sponsors and products have cleared a given regulatory pathway. An approval reflects FDA's determination on the application as submitted; any post-approval changes to manufacturing, labeling, or use typically require a separate supplemental submission. This record is drawn directly from FDA's own approvals database rather than from company press materials. FDA publishes approval and submission records so physicians, competitors, and investors can track which sponsors and products have cleared a given regulatory pathway. An approval reflects FDA's determination on the application as submitted; any post-approval changes to manufacturing, labeling, or use typically require a separate supplemental submission. FDA publishes approval and submission records so physicians, competitors, and investors can track which sponsors and products have cleared a given regulatory pathway. An approval reflects FDA's determination on the application as submitted; any post-approval changes to manufacturing, labeling, or use typically require a separate supplemental submission.

Regulatory context

This application was reviewed under FDA's ORIG submission pathway. An Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) is the FDA pathway used to approve generic drug products. Instead of repeating the clinical efficacy and safety trials already performed for the original branded product, an ANDA sponsor must demonstrate that its generic version is bioequivalent to an already-approved reference listed drug and meets the same identity, strength, quality, purity, and manufacturing standards. FDA approval of an application does not itself guarantee ongoing marketing; sponsors remain subject to post-approval manufacturing inspections and adverse-event reporting requirements. FDA publishes approval and submission records so physicians, competitors, and investors can track which sponsors and products have cleared a given regulatory pathway. An approval reflects FDA's determination on the application as submitted; any post-approval changes to manufacturing, labeling, or use typically require a separate supplemental submission.

ANTHEA PHARMA’s FDA history

Argus HQ has recorded 1 total FDA action tied to ANTHEA PHARMA: 0 warning letters, 0 recalls, 1 approval record, and 0 Form 483 inspection citations.

Frequently asked questions

What did FDA approve?

FDA's record shows anda approval for PROPOFOL (unspecified), dosage form INJECTABLE, sponsored by ANTHEA PHARMA, under application number ANDA220857. FDA publishes approval and submission records so physicians, competitors, and investors can track which sponsors and products have cleared a given regulatory pathway. An approval reflects FDA's determination on the application as submitted; any post-approval changes to manufacturing, labeling, or use typically require a separate supplemental submission.

What does the submission type mean?

An Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) is the FDA pathway used to approve generic drug products. Instead of repeating the clinical efficacy and safety trials already performed for the original branded product, an ANDA sponsor must demonstrate that its generic version is bioequivalent to an already-approved reference listed drug and meets the same identity, strength, quality, purity, and manufacturing standards.

Is this product available now?

FDA's record lists a submission status date of 20260714. Availability, pricing, and distribution details beyond the submission status date are Not disclosed in the FDA record. FDA publishes approval and submission records so physicians, competitors, and investors can track which sponsors and products have cleared a given regulatory pathway. An approval reflects FDA's determination on the application as submitted; any post-approval changes to manufacturing, labeling, or use typically require a separate supplemental submission.

Does ANTHEA PHARMA have other FDA approval records?

This is the only FDA action Argus HQ has on file for ANTHEA PHARMA so far. Argus ingests new FDA records daily.

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