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Lupin receives FDA approval for Doxercalciferol Injection, 4 mcg/2 mL (2 mcg/mL) Multi-dose Vials

 

Mumbai, Baltimore, November 5, 2018: Pharma major Lupin announced that it has received approval for its Doxercalciferol Injection, 4 mcg/2 mL (2 mcg/mL) Multi-dose Vials from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a generic version of Sanofi Genzyme's Hectorol Injection.

Lupin's Doxercalciferol Injection, 4 mcg/2 mL (2 mcg/mL) Multi-dose Vial is the generic version of Genzyme's Hectorol Injection. It is indicated for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis.

Doxercalciferol Injection, 4 mcg/2 mL (2 mcg/mL) Multi-dose Vials had annual sales of approximately USD 133 million in the US (IQVIA MAT September 2018).

About Lupin Limited

Lupin is an innovation led transnational pharmaceutical company developing and delivering a wide range of branded & generic formulations, biotechnology products and APIs globally. The Company is a significant player in the Cardiovascular, Diabetology, Asthma, Pediatric, CNS, GI, Anti-Infective and NSAID space and holds global leadership position in the Anti-TB segment.

Lupin is the 13th largest generics pharmaceutical company in terms of market capitalization (30th September 2018, Bloomberg) and the 8th largest generics pharmaceutical company in terms of revenues (30th June 2018, Bloomberg LTM) globally. The Company is the 3rd largest pharmaceutical player in the US by prescriptions for the Total Market (IQVIA MAT September 2018); 3rd largest Indian pharmaceutical company by global revenues (30th June 2018, Bloomberg LTM); 6th largest generic pharmaceutical player in Japan (IQVIA MAT September 2018) and 5th largest company in the Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IQVIA MAT September 2018).

For the financial year ended 31st March, 2018, Lupin's Consolidated sales and Net profits before exceptional items were at Rs. 155,598 million (USD 2.41 billion) and Rs. 13,934 million (USD 216 million) respectively. Please visit http://www.lupin.com for more information. You could also follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/lupinglobal

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 For further information or queries please contact -

For further information or queries please contact -

Pooja Thakran VP - Corporate Communications
Email: poojathakran@lupin.com
Ph: +91-22-66402531 / 8291013225 Or

Arvind Bothra
Head - Investor Relations
Email:arvindbothra@lupin.com
Ph: +91-22-66402137

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