Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical (SHE:000756, HKG:0719) obtained approval for the supplementary drug application for its phenobarbital tablets from China's National Medical Products Administration, according to a Monday Hong Kong bourse filing.
The approval came as the drug passed the regulator's consistency of quality and efficacy evaluation.
Phenobarbital tablets are mainly used to treat anxiety, insomnia, epilepsy, and grand mal and partial seizures.