Aurobindo Pharma surges on getting US FDA approval for Pioglitazone Tablets

14 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Aurobindo Pharma is currently trading at Rs 184.15, up by 3.05 points or 1.68% from its previous closing of Rs 181.10 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 181.30 and has touched a high and low of Rs 185.00 and Rs 174.35 respectively. So far 190516 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Re 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 204.90 on 07-Jan-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs 99.65 on 10-Aug-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 195.80 and Rs 176.10 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 5336.45 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 54.76% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 30.42% and 14.82% respectively.

Aurobindo Pharma has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) to manufacture and market Pioglitazone Tablets USP 15mg, 30mg & 45mg (ANDA 200268) and its earlier tentatively approved Pioglitazone Hydrochloride + Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets, 15mg (base)/500mg & 15mg (base)/850mg (ANDA 200823). The products are ready for launch.

Pioglitazone Tablets USP 15mg, 30mg, 45mg and Pioglitazone Hydrochloride + Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets, 15mg(base)/500mg, 15mg(base)/850mg are the generic equivalents of Takeda Global Research Development Center Inc’s Actos Tablets 15mg, 30mg, 45mg and Actoplus Met Tablets, 15mg (base)/500mg, 15mg (base)/850mg respectively.

The products are indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus. The combined market size of the products is about $2.8 billion for the twelve months ending September 2012.

Aurobindo now has a total of 177 ANDA approvals (152 Final approvals including 2 from Aurolife Pharma LLC and 25 Tentative approvals) from USFDA.

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