Mumbai, Baltimore: Pharma Major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced today that it has launched its Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP, 0.25 mg/0.035 mg having received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier to market a generic version of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Ortho-Cyclen® 28 Tablets (Norgestimate/Ethinyl Estradiol).

Lupin’s Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP, 0.25 mg/0.035 mg are the AB rated generic equivalent of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Ortho-Cyclen® 28 Tablets (Norgestimate/Ethinyl Estradiol). It is indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy.

Ortho-Cyclen® 28 Tablets had US sales of USD 204 million (IMS MAT September 2016).

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 5th and the 6th largest generics pharmaceutical company by market capitalization (December 31st, 2016, Bloomberg) and sales globally (September 30th, 2016, Bloomberg). The Company is the 5th largest pharmaceutical player in the US by prescriptions (4.68% market share – IMS Health, National Prescription Audit, March 2016); the 3rd largest Indian pharmaceutical company by revenues; the 6th largest generic pharmaceutical player in Japan and the 4th largest generic pharmaceutical company in South Africa (IMS Health, March 2016).

For the financial year ended 31st March, 2016, Lupin’s Consolidated sales and Net profit stood at Rs. 136,539 million (USD 2.09 billion) and Rs. 22,607 million (USD 345 million) respectively. Please visit http://www.lupin.com for more information. You could also follow us on Twitter – www.twitter.com/lupinlimited

CIN: L24100MH1983PLC029442 Registered Office: Lupin Ltd, 3rd Floor, Kalpataru Inspire, Off Western Express Highway, Santacruz (East), Mumbai 400 055.

For further information or queries please contact –

Shamsher Gorawara
Head – Corporate Communications
Lupin Limited
Ph: +91 98 20 338 555
Email: shamshergorawara@lupin.com

or

Arvind Bothra
Head – Investor Relations and M&A
Ph: +91-70 45 656 895
Email: arvindbothra@lupin.com

*Safe Harbor Statement
Ortho-Cyclen® is the registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson Corporation.