Mumbai: Pharma Major Lupin announced that it has received final approval for its Tydemy (Drospirenone, Ethinyl Estradiol, and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets, 3 mg/0.03 mg/0.451 mg and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets, 0.451 mg) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a generic version of Safyral Tablets of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Lupin’s Tydemy (Drospirenone, Ethinyl Estradiol, and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets, 3 mg/0.03 mg/0.451 mg and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets, 0.451 mg) is the AB rated generic equivalent of Safyral Tablets of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Tydemy is indicated for use by women to prevent pregnancy and to raise folate levels in women who choose to use an oral contraceptive for contraception.

Drospirenone, Ethinyl Estradiol, and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets, 3 mg/0.03 mg/0.451 mg and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets, 0.451 mg tablets had annual sales of approximately USD 22.9 million in the US. (IMS MAT October 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 8th and 6th largest generics pharmaceutical company by market capitalization (September 30th, 2017, Bloomberg) and revenues (March 31st, 2017, Bloomberg) respectively. The Company is the 4th largest pharmaceutical player in the US by prescriptions (Quintiles IMS MAT March 2017); 2nd largest Indian pharmaceutical company by global revenues (March 31st, 2017, Bloomberg); 6th largest generic pharmaceutical player in Japan and 6th 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/lupinglobal

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

For further information or queries please contact –
Pooja ThakranVP – Corporate Communications
Email: poojathakran@lupin.com
Ph: +91-22-66402531 / 8291013225

or

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

*Safe Harbor Statement

Safyral is the registered trademark of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft.