Pharmaceutical company Lupin Ltd. announced that its subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceuticals inc. had obtained final approval from US FDA for its Lamivudine and Zidovudine tablets, 150mg/ 300mg.
The Mumbai-based company said it already commenced shipping the product.
Lupin's Lamivudine and Zidovudine tablets are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Viiv Healthcare's Combivir tablets, 150mg/300mg.
Lamivudine Zidovudine is a combination of two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors and is indicted in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
As per IMS Health sales data, Combivir tablets had a sales of around $275 million in the US for the twelve months ended December 2011.
At the BSE, Lupin shares are currently trading at Rs.547.00, up 1.75 percent from the previous close.
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