Wockhardt gains on receiving QIDP status for its new drug WCK 5222 from USFDA

08 Dec 2015 Evaluate

Wockhardt is currently trading at Rs. 1659.30, up by 7.65 points or 0.46% from its previous closing of Rs. 1651.65 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 1650.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1694.75 and Rs. 1623.80 respectively. So far 196850 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 2000.00 on 08-Apr-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 870.00 on 17-Dec-2014.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 1748.20 and Rs. 1635.55 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 18305.50 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.20% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 11.63% and 14.04% respectively.

Wockhardt has received Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) status for its new drug WCK 5222, a product from its breakthrough New Drug Discovery program in Anti Infectives from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is the fourth product from the company to receive this coveted status. During last year, the company has received approval for WCK 771 & WCK 2349 and in early this year approval was received for WCK 4873. The only company globally to receive QIDP status for 4 drugs from US FDA. 

Wockhardt is one of the few companies with end to end integrated capabilities for its products, starting with the manufacture of the oral and sterile API’s, the dose forms and marketing through wholly owned subsidiary in the US, enabling the company to capture maximum value.

 

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