Amneal Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Iohexol Injection
First-to-market complex injectable with expected launch in Q1 2026
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Amneal” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AMRX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company’s iohexol injection (300 mg Iodine/mL), the first generic version of GE Healthcare’s Omnipaque® (iohexol) injection. Amneal expects to launch the product in the first quarter of 2026.
Iohexol is a radiographic contrast agent indicated for intrathecal, intra-arterial, intravenous, oral, rectal, intraarticular, and body cavity imaging procedures in adults and pediatric patients two weeks of age and older.
“We are very proud to introduce the first-to-market generic version of this critical and widely used injectable contrast agent for patients and healthcare providers,” said Arash Dabestani, Pharm.D., Senior Vice President, Institutional. “This approval reinforces Amneal’s growing leadership in differentiated, complex injectables and our ongoing commitment to improving access to high-quality, affordable medicines.”
According to IQVIA® U.S. annual sales for iohexol injection for the 12 months ended September 2025 were approximately $652 million.
Important Safety Information
Boxed Warning: Serious adverse reactions, including risk of death, convulsions, seizures, cerebral hemorrhage, coma, paralysis, arachnoiditis, acute renal failure, cardiac arrest, rhabdomyolysis, hyperthermia, and brain edema, have been associated with Intrathecal administration of iohexol of a wrong iodine concentration.
The most commonly reported adverse reactions based on route of administration are:
• Intrathecal: Headache, nausea, back/neck pain, dizziness
• Intra-arterial / venous: Chest pain, arrhythmias, blurred vision, photomas, altered taste
• Oral: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort
• Body Cavity: Local pain, swelling, heat sensation
For full prescribing information, see package insert .
Note: OMNIPAQUE is a registered trademark of GE HealthCare or one of its subsidiaries.
About Amneal
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRX), headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, is a global biopharmaceutical company. We make healthy possible through the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a diverse portfolio of over 290 pharmaceuticals, primarily within the United States. In its Affordable Medicines segment, the Company is expanding across a broad range of complex product categories and therapeutic areas, including injectables and biosimilars. In its Specialty segment, Amneal has a growing portfolio of branded pharmaceuticals focused primarily on central nervous system and endocrine disorders. Through its AvKARE segment, the Company is a distributor of pharmaceuticals and other products for the U.S. federal government, retail, and institutional markets. For more information, please visit and follow us on .
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