Marksans Pharma, Ajanta Pharma, Morepen Lab, Alkem Laboratories, SPARC and Aarti Drugs were down in the range 3% to 4% on the BSE.
Given pricing pressure in the US on its generic portfolio, Sun Pharma has been focusing on bringing to the market its next growth vehicle in the form of speciality drugs
The stock was trading 2% higher at Rs 515 as compared to a marginal 0.05% gain in the S&P BSE Sensex at 09:17 am.
The market for psoriasis drugs in US is over $ 6 billion and the approval allows the drugmaker to expand its portfolio in dermatology space
Dilip Shanghvi cited the example of auto components manufacturer Motherson Sumi, which has only 2% attrition rate
Down from 9 it received in December 2016
The stock was up 3.5% at Rs 561 on the BSE at 02:34 pm, after the company said the USFDA issued Form 483, with three observations, for its Halol facility in Gujarat.
The bottles are being recalled following a failure to meet the % RSD requirement in the test for Droplet Size during the 6 month long term stability test station
The results were below Bloomberg's revenue and profit estimate by over 5 per cent and 61 per cent, respectively
Total revenue from operations fell 16 percent to Rs 66.53 billion
Wockhadrt, Biocon, Ipca Laboratories, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Lupin and Cadila Healthcare were up more than 2% on the National Stock Exchange.
Stock gained over 6% as FDA accepts application for new ophthalmic drug
Valuations, however, already factor in some of the positives
The stock closed at 6.12 per cent to Rs 573.50 on BSE
Shares of Sun Pharma were up 5.75 per cent at Rs 571.55 on the BSE
The stock was up 4% at Rs 564 on the BSE with trading volumes on the counter more than doubled.
Riomet is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar level
The Mumbai-based pharma major reported 59% decline in its net profit for the quarter ending September to Rs 912 cr
The Sun Pharmaceutical stock, after seeing some gains post September quarter results, is now marginally below pre-result levels despite the recent positive news flow. So, what's keeping sentiment low in the counter?First the positive part. The latest development pertains to the restart of supplies of some products to the US by Sun from its key plant in Halol (Gujarat). A Credit Suisse report, referring to IMS data, also indicates that Sun's oncology generics of Gleevac has gained market share sequentially in the December quarter (Q3) so far, on a trailing basis. The Gleevac generics, which has seen competitive pressures post Sun's exclusivity ended in FY17 and contributed $230 million to Sun's FY17 sales, was estimated to see its contribution drop by a third in FY18. So, the news of it gaining market share (19 per cent sequential revenue growth) is positive. This, coupled with Sun's re-entry into key segments such as neurology (Duloxetine, Carbidopa and Levodopa) and ENT (Azelastine ..
Use of contaminated Riomet potentially could result in a risk of infection, especially in the immunocompromised patient.