Venus Remedies soars on getting marketing approval for meropenem in Gulf

20 Nov 2013 Evaluate

Venus Remedies is currently trading at Rs. 207.75, up by 7.05 points or 3.51% from its previous closing of Rs. 200.70 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 201.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 218.00 and Rs. 201.20 respectively. So far 47,000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 358.05 on 15-May-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs. 140.00 on 02-Aug-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 207.40 and Rs. 189.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 237 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 43.99% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 8.58% and 47.43% respectively.

Venus Remedies has emerged as the first Indian company to enter the generics market in the Gulf with marketing authorization for meropenem from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA). The company is planning to launch this product in Saudi Arabia, considered one of the most lucrative pharmaceutical markets in the world, early next year.

Venus has become the first generic drug manufacturer in the world to get marketing approval for this product from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). There is a $35 million market for meropenem in Saudi Arabia and the company is aiming at capturing 25% share in this market within the first year of the launch itself.

Meropenem is an off-patented antibacterial agent of the carbapenem class of antibiotics, which caters to diseases with a broad range of serious infections caused by single or multiple susceptible bacteria in both adults and children.

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