Aurobindo Pharma unit gets USFDA nod for prostate cancer drug | Business Standard News

2022-08-13 08:39:28 By : Ms. Wendy Wang

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The drug maker announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eugia Pharma Specialties, received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Leuprolide Acetate injection, 14 mg/2.8 mL MDV (Kit).

The drug maker said the product will be a multiple-dose vials and it is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Lupron Injection,of AbbVie Endocrinology.

According to IQVIA, the approved product has an estimated market size of $83 million for the twelve months ending April 2022.

Aurobindo Pharma develops, manufactures and distributes generic pharmaceuticals, branded specialty pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

The company's consolidated net profit declined 28.1% to Rs 576.46 crore on a 3.3% fall in net sales to Rs 5,795.34 crore in Q4 FY22 over Q4 FY21.

Shares of Aurobindo Pharma were down 0.68% at Rs 519.25 on the BSE.

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