Lupin receives USFDA approval for Rivaroxaban Tablets
Drug Approval

Lupin receives USFDA approval for Rivaroxaban Tablets

  • By IPP Bureau | May 18, 2025

Global pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) today announced that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Rivaroxaban Tablets USP, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg. Rivaroxaban Tablets are bioequivalent to Xarelto Tablets, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg, of Janssen Pharmaceuticals. This product will be manufactured at Lupin's Aurangabad facility in India.

Rivaroxaban Tablets USP are indicated:

- to reduce risk of stroke and systemic embolism in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

- for treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

- for treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE)

- for reduction in the risk of recurrence of DVT and/or PE

- for the prophylaxis of DVT, which may lead to PE in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery

- for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in acutely ill medical patients at risk for thromboembolic complications not at high risk of bleeding

- for treatment of VTE and reduction in the risk of recurrent VTE in pediatric patients from birth to less than 18 years

- for thromboprophylaxis in pediatric patients 2 years and older with congenital heart disease after the Fontan procedure

Rivaroxaban Tablets USP, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg (RLD Xarelto®) had estimated annual sales of USD 8,052 million in the U.S. (IQVIA MAT March 2025).

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