Interview with Anil Raghavan, Country Head – India, Quintiles India
Quintiles first established its operations in India in 1997, which was a very early stage in clinical research. What have been the main changes undergone by the country since then?…
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We are building on our parent company’s strengths of vertical integration in discovery research, process chemistry, active pharmaceutical ingredient production, formulation development and regulatory filings. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to achieving its vision and mission of becoming an innovation led transnational pharmaceutical company.
Vinita Gupta, CEO of Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. says ‘founded on the strengths of our parent company Lupin Limited, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. intends to bring a portfolio of generics as well as branded products to the US market.’
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– Generics:
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered the U.S. generic pharmaceutical market in 2003 with the ANDA approval for cefuroxime axetil. Since then we have received more than a dozen FDA approvals.
-Specialty:
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is very pleased to offer Suprax®, an important anti-infective product in pediatric and other physician practices within the United States. Suprax® is now available in tablets and suspension formulations. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has an exclusive license in the United States to use the Suprax® trademark.
-API:
Lupin is recognized as a leading manufacturer of cephalosporin API’s, with FDA approval to manufacture complex oral and injectable cephalosporins.
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