Hefei Lifeon Pharmaceutical (003020.SZ): Procaine Hydrochloride Eye Drops Obtained Drug Registration Certificate

Hefei Lifeon Pharmaceutical (003020.SZ) announced that it has recently received the drug registration certificate for procaine hydrochloride eye drops issued by the National Medical Products Administration. It is reported that procaine hydrochloride eye drops are mainly used for ocular surface anesthesia in clinical practice, and it is a fast-acting local anesthetic suitable for ophthalmology. The anesthesia takes effect within 30 seconds and lasts for 15 minutes or longer. As of the date of this announcement, in addition to the company, there is 1 imported drug approval and 3 domestic drug approvals in China. The company's procaine hydrochloride eye drops were developed based on the reference formulation of procaine hydrochloride eye drops issued by the National Medical Products Administration (licensed by Akorn Inc), and it has the same active ingredient, dosage form, specifications, indications, route of administration, and usage as the reference product.