Biocon, Asia’s premier biopharmaceuticals company, has received an approval for its Insulin Glargine by COFEPRIS, the Mexican health authority, through its partner PiSA Farmaceutica (PiSA). Mexico has been a very important market for Biocon since 2006, where it has been playing a significant role in enabling access to affordable rh-Insulin. Insulin Glargine will augment the affordable insulins therapy for diabetes management.
‘GALACTUS’ by PiSA is the first Insulin Glargine to be approved in Mexico as per the biocomparable approvals pathway defined in 2012.
Biocon is recognized as Asia’s largest insulins producer and has been committed to affordable diabetes management through rh-Insulin (Insugen) and Insulin Glargine (Basalog) in India and several emerging markets. The company currently has marketing approvals in over 60 countries for rh-Insulin and in over 20 countries for Insulin Glargine.
