Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Phentermine Hydrochloride Orally Disintegrating Tablets in strengths of 15 mg, 30 mg, and 37.5 mg.

The drug is used together with diet and exercise to treat obesity (overweight) in people with risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes and will be produced at the group’s formulations manufacturing facility at Moraiya in Ahmedabad.

Shares of the company gained Rs 3.55, or 0.68%, to trade at Rs 525.45. The total volume of shares traded was 16,403 at the BSE (10.03 a.m., Friday).