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Lupin launches generic Niaspan Tablets in US

21 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Lupin’s US subsidiary - Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched its Niacin Extended-Release Tablets USP, 500 mg, 750 mg, 1000 mg strengths having received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).

Lupin’s Niacin Extended-Release Tablets USP, 500 mg, 750 mg, 1000 mg strengths are the AB-rated generic equivalent of AbbVie Inc.’s Niaspan Tablets 500 mg, 750 mg, 1000 mg and used with diet to reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, Apo B and TG levels, and to increase HDL-C in patients with primary hyperlipidemia and mixed dyslipidemia. As per IMS MAT Dec, 2013, Niaspan Tablets had annual US sales of approximately $1 billion.

Lupin is an innovation led transnational pharmaceutical company producing and developing a wide range of branded and generic formulations and APIs globally.

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