Halol plant observations add to worries on the extent of upsides from specialty drugs
The company said it was preparing the response to the observations, which will be submitted to the US FDA within 15 business days
Shares of the company on Monday ended 2.18 per cent lower at Rs 440 apiece on the BSE
While pricing pressure in the US generics is also stabilising, the specialty products that Sun Pharma has been investing in are seen as a growth driver of its US business
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Prosecutors have been investigating allegations that generic drugmakers conspired to prop up the prices of certain widely used medications for more than five years
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Recently, Japan's sixth largest generic player Lupin said it felt that the annual price cuts made the market unattractive and it would continue to grow in single digits in value terms
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Mumbai, 7 NovemberSun Pharmaceutical Industries' second quarter (Q2; July-September) results are mostly in line with Street expectations, with pre-tax profit of Rs 1,433.4 crore. It was Rs 111.9 crore in the corresponding quarter last year that was impacted by settlements related to anti-trust litigation on its Modafinil drug in the US. Net profit for the quarter is Rs 1,064 crore, with resulting net profit margin at 13.4 per cent. This is against a net loss of Rs 269.6 crore a year before. Adjusted for the exceptional item of Rs 1,214 crore for Q2 last year (Modafinil settlement), net profit growth was 12.6 per cent, the company said. Sales or income from operations was Rs 7,949 crore, up 16 per cent year-on-year (YoY). The India business saw 35 per cent growth YoY to Rs 2,515 crore, while US finished dosage sales remained flat YoY at $339 million. Taro, the US subsidiary, had sales of $161 mn, up one per cent over Q2 last year. Emerging market sales grew only three per cent to ...
Sun Pharma has been working out deals through this year to gain foothold in the Chinese market
The agreement will be announced later in the day at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
The financial terms of the agreement, which has an initial tenure of 10 years, were not disclosed
Analysts say, Tuesday's launch of ophthalmic specialty product Cequa can achieve peak sales of $100-125 million per annum
Cequa is indicated to increase tear production in patients with dry eye, Sun Pharma said
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A forensic audit has been ordered by Sebi w.r.t. the financial statements of the company for the financial years ending FY16, FY17, and FY18.
Sun Pharma, however, did not provide any specific details on the reasons for the Securities and Exchange Board of India to order the forensic audit
The audit has been ordered based on allegations of corporate governance and tax-related offences and securities market-related violations by the company