Mumbai, Baltimore, July 27, 2018: Pharma major Lupin announced the launch of its Desoximetasone Topical Spray, 0.25%, having received an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier.

Lupin’s Desoximetasone Topical Spray, 0.25% is the generic equivalent of Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A Inc.’s Topicort® Topical Spray, 0.25%. It is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in patients 18 years of age or older.

Desoximetasone Topical Spray, 0.25% had annual sales of approximately USD 18.7 million in the US (IQVIA MAT May 2018).

About Lupin Limited

Lupin is an innovation led transnational pharmaceutical company developing and delivering a wide range of branded & generic formulations, biotechnology products and APIs globally. The Company is a significant player in the Cardiovascular, Diabetology, Asthma, Pediatric, CNS, GI, Anti-Infective and NSAID space and holds global leadership position in the Anti-TB segment.

Lupin is the 12th and 8th largest generics pharmaceutical company by market capitalization (31st March 2018, Bloomberg) and revenues (31st Mar 2018, Bloomberg LTM) respectively. The Company is the 4th largest pharmaceutical player in the US by prescriptions (IQVIA MAT March 2018); 3rd largest Indian pharmaceutical company by global revenues (31st Mar 2018, Bloomberg LTM); 6th largest generic pharmaceutical player in Japan and 5th largest company in the Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IQVIA MAT March 2018).

For the financial year ended 31st March, 2018, Lupin’s Consolidated sales and Net profits before exceptional items were at Rs. 155,598 million (USD 2.41 billion) and Rs. 13,934 million (USD 216 million) respectively. Please visit https://www.lupin.com for more information. You could also follow us on Twitter –www.twitter.com/lupinglobal