Aurobindo Pharma rose 1.88% to Rs 385.55 at 14:07 IST on BSE, with the stock extending recent steep rally triggered by the company receiving the final approval from USFDA to manufacture and market a generic medicine in the United States.
Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 206.46 points or 1% at 20,915.08.
On BSE, so far 5.13 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 9.08 lakh shares in the past two weeks.
The stock hit a high of Rs 388.40 and a low of Rs 375.10 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 390 on Thursday, 19 December 2013. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 127.15 on 28 March 2013.
Shares of Aurobindo Pharma have rallied 29.4% in six trading sessions from a recent low of Rs 297.95 on 12 December 2013, after the company during trading hours on 13 December 2013, said it has received the final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Duloxetine Hydrochloride Delayed-Release Capsules 20mg (base), 30mg (base) and 60mg (base) which was earlier tentatively approved.
Duloxetine Hydrochloride Delayed-Release Capsules 20mg (base), 30mg (base) and 60mg (base) are the generic equivalent of Eli Lilly & Company's Cymbalta Delayed-Release Capsules 20mg (base), 30mg (base) and 60mg (base). Duloxetine Hydrochloride Delayed-Release Capsules are indicated for the treatment of for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and falls under the Neurological (CNS) therapeutic category. According to IMS data, the market size of the product is estimated to be $5.4 billion for the twelve months ended September 2013.
Aurobindo now has a total of 188 abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) approvals (163 final approvals including 7 from Aurolife Pharma LLC and 25 tentative approvals) from USFDA.
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Aurobindo Pharma's consolidated net profit rose 5.7% to Rs 234.95 crore on 28.1% growth in net sales to Rs 1897.48 crore in Q2 September 2013 over Q2 September 2012.
Aurobindo Pharma, headquartered at Hyderabad manufactures generic pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company's manufacturing facilities are approved by several leading regulatory agencies like US FDA, UK MHRA, WHO, Health Canada, MCC South Africa, ANVISA Brazil. The company's robust product portfolio is spread over 6 major therapeutic/product areas encompassing Antibiotics, Anti-Retrovirals, CVS, CNS, Gastroenterologicals, and Anti-Allergics, supported by an outstanding R&D set-up. The company is marketing these products globally, in over 125 countries.
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