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Home / Health News / Lupin gets USFDA nod for generic version of Mycobutin capsules

Lupin gets USFDA nod for generic version of Mycobutin capsules

Pharmaceutical firm Lupin today said it has received final approval from US health regulator to market the generic?version?of Mycobutin?capsules of Pharmacia?and?Upjohn?Company that are used while tre

By: Agencies   | | Published: February 27, 2014 2:23 pm
Tags: In the news  Lupin Pharmaceuticals  Pharma  US Food and Drug Administration  USFDA  

USFDAPharmaceutical firm Lupin today said it has received final approval from US health regulator to market the generic?version?of Mycobutin?capsules of Pharmacia?and?Upjohn?Company that are used while treating advance HIV infection. (Read: Indian pharma to reach new heights but will it be able to maintain quality?) Also Read - Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: 4 reasons an eco-friendly Ganesha is good for you

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The approval from the US Food and Drug Administration is for Rifabutin?Capsules?USP, in strength of 150?mg, said Lupin in a statement. ‘Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc (LPI), the company?s US subsidiary would commence marketing the product shortly,’ it said further. (Read: Is the ban of pioglitazone justified? (Expert interview)) Also Read - World Drug Day: Dealing with drug addiction

The drug is used for prevention of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease in patients with advanced HIV infection. Lupin’s Rifabutin Capsules are generic equivalent of Pharmacia and Upjohn Company?s Mycobutin capsules. Headquartered?in?Baltimore,?Maryland. (Read: Oral insulin pills for diabetics it could soon be a reality!)

Lupin is the 5th largest generics player in the US and third in Japan and South Africa).

Source: PTI

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Published : February 27, 2014 2:23 pm
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