Mumbai, Baltimore: Pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced that it has received approval for its Cinacalcet Tablets, 30 mg, 60 mg, and 90 mg from the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA).
Lupin’s Cinacalcet Tablets, 30 mg, 60 mg, and 90 mg, is the generic version of Sensipar Tablets, 30 mg, 60 mg, and 90 mg, of Amgen Inc. It is indicated in the treatment of:
- secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis
- hypercalcemia in adult patients with Parathyroid Carcinoma
- severe hypercalcemia in adult patients with primary HPT who are unable to undergo parathyroidectomy
Cinacalcet Tablets, 30 mg, 60 mg, and 90 mg, had annual sales of approximately USD 1527 million in the US (IQVIA MAT March 2019).
About Lupin Limited
Lupin is an innovation led transnational pharmaceutical company developing and delivering a wide range of branded and generic formulations, biosimilar 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 largest generics pharmaceutical company by revenues (31st Dec 2018, Bloomberg LTM). The Company is the 3rd largest pharmaceutical player in the US by prescriptions (IQVIA MAT Mar 2019); 3rd largest Indian pharmaceutical company by global revenues (31st Dec 2018, Bloomberg LTM); 5th largest company in the Indian Pharmaceutical Market and 6th largest generic pharmaceutical player in Japan (IQVIA MAT Mar 2019).
For the financial year ended 31st March 2019, Lupin’s Consolidated sales and Net profits before exceptional items were at INR 163,694 million (USD 2.34 billion) and INR 9,466 million (USD 136 million) respectively. Please visit http://www.lupin.com for more information. You could also follow us on Twitter at – 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
Sensipar® is a registered trademark of Amgen Inc.