Mumbai, Baltimore: Pharma Major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced the launch of its Quetiapine Fumarate Extended-Release Tablets, 50 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg and 400 mg having received an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier.

Lupin’s Quetiapine Fumarate Extended-Release Tablets, 50 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg and 400 mg are the AB rated generic equivalent of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP’s Seroquel XR® Tablets, 50 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg and 400 mg. It is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia; acute manic or mixed episodes in bipolar I disorder alone or as an adjunct to lithium or divalproex; acute depressive episodes in bipolar disorder; maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder, as an adjunct to lithium or divalproex and as an adjunctive therapy to antidepressants for the treatment of major depressive disorder.

Seroquel XR® Tablets had US sales of USD 1.1 billion (IMS MAT June 2017).

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 7^th and 6^th largest generics pharmaceutical company by market capitalization (June 30^th, 2017, Bloomberg) and revenues (March 31^st, 2017, Bloomberg) respectively. The Company is the 4^th largest pharmaceutical player in the US by prescriptions (Quintiles IMS MAT March 2017); 2^nd largest Indian pharmaceutical company by global revenues (March 31^st, 2017, Bloomberg); 6^th largest generic pharmaceutical player in Japan and 6^th largest company in Indian Pharmaceutical Market (Quintiles IMS MAT June 2017). For the financial year ended 31^st March, 2017, Lupin’s Consolidated sales and Net profit stood at Rs. 171,198 million (USD 2.55 billion) and Rs. 25,575 million (USD 381 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 –

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

or

Arvind Bothra
Head – Investor Relations and M&A
Ph: +91-22-66402137
Email: arvindbothra@lupin.com

*Safe Harbor Statement
Seroquel XR® is a registered trademark of the AstraZeneca UK Limited.