Morepen Labs’ exports to get ‘major boost’ with FDA nod for Allegra

Morepen Laboratories said it expects its US export business to get a major boost now that the US FDA has given it the go-ahead to export allergy drug Allegra to that market. Fexofinadine, invented by Sanofi Aventis, is the most widely used, second generation antihistamine drug for the treatment of allergy symptoms and hay fever, […]

Demand for sugar, BP machines drive Morepen Q2 profits

Medical devices and chemicals manufacturer Morepen Laboratories reported a strong increase in revenue and profitability, as demand for its home diagnostic equipment such as glucose meters shot up in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s revenue for the Jul-Sep period jumped by 17% on year to Rs 398 cr, while net profit jumped […]

Morepen Labs readies multi-billion APIs for manufacturing from Dec

Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Morepen Laboratories Ltd said it is ready to start manufacturing and selling three multi-billion dollar drugs, two of which are set to go off-patent in December this year. The current global market size for Rivaroxaban, a powerful anticoagulant (blood thinner), is $7.19 billion (Rs. 51,000 cores). It is the 10th largest selling drug […]