Global pharma major Lupin Limited has received tentative approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), Doxycycline Capsules, 40 mg, to market a generic equivalent of Oracea Capsules, 40 mg, of Galderma Laboratories, L.P.

Doxycycline Capsules (RLD Oracea) had estimated annual sales of US $215 million in the US (IQVIA MAT September 2022).

Lupin is an innovation-led transnational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company develops and commercializes a wide range of branded and generic formulations, biotechnology products, and APIs in over 100 markets in the US, India, South Africa, and across the Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Europe, and Middle East regions.

The company enjoys a leadership position in the cardiovascular, anti-diabetic, and respiratory segments and has a significant presence in the anti-infective, gastro-intestinal (GI), central nervous system (CNS), and women’s health areas. Lupin is the third-largest pharmaceutical company in the US by prescription. The company invested 8.7% of its revenue in research and development in FY22.

Lupin has 15 manufacturing sites, seven research centers, more than 20,000 professionals working globally, and has been consistently recognized as a ‘Great Place to Work’ in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.