Mumbai, Baltimore: Pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced that it has received approval for its Fosaprepitant for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, from the United States Food and Drug Administration    (U.S. FDA).

Lupin’s Fosaprepitant for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, is the generic version of Emend® for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Merck). It is indicated for adults in combination with other antiemetic agents, for the prevention of:

• acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (HEC) including high-dose cisplatin.
• delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (MEC).

Fosaprepitant for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, had annual sales of approximately USD 285 million in the US (IQVIA MAT June 2019).

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 8^th largest generics pharmaceutical company by revenues (31^st Mar 2019, Bloomberg LTM) respectively. The Company is the 3^rd largest pharmaceutical player in the US by prescriptions (IQVIA MAT Jun 2019); 3^rd largest Indian pharmaceutical company by global revenues (31^st Mar 2019, Bloomberg LTM); 5^th largest generic pharmaceutical player in Japan and 6^th largest company in the Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IQVIA MAT Jun 2019).

For the financial year ended 31^st March, 2019, Lupin’s Consolidated sales and Net profits were at Rs. 163,694 million (USD 2.34 billion) and Rs. 9,466 million (USD 136 million) respectively. Please visit http://www.lupin.com for more information. You could also follow us on Twitter – www.twitter.com/lupinglobal

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
Email: poojathakran@lupin.com
Ph: +91-22-66402531 / 8291013225

Or

Arvind Bothra
Head – Investor Relations
Email: arvindbothra@lupin.com
Ph: +91-22-66408237

*Safe Harbor Statement

Emend® is the registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp