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Aurobindo Pharma gains on tentative nod for HIV drug

The stock up 4% to Rs 842 after the company has received the tentative approval of Dolutegravir 50mg from USFDA for the treatment of HIV.

Aurobindo Pharma gains on USFDA tentative nod for HIV Medicine Dolutegravir

SI Reporter Mumbai
Aurobindo Pharma has moved higher by 4.4% to Rs 842 on the BSE after the company announced that it has received tentative approval for Dolutegravir 50mg from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA). The drug is used for the treatment of HIV.

Dolutegravir 50mg is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents.

“The approved Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) is bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD) Tivicay®, of ViiV Healthcare,” Aurobindo Pharma said in a press release.

ViiV Healthcare and Aurobindo Pharma signed a licensing agreement in 2014 that allows Aurobindo Pharma to supply Dolutegravir 50mg in 92 licensed countries, following completion of required local regulatory approval processes, it added.

At 12:49 pm, the stock up 4% at Rs 839 on the BSE, as compared to 0.73% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. The trading volumes on the counter more than doubled with a combined 4.2 million shares changed hands on the BSE and NSE so far.
 
 

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First Published: Sep 22 2016 | 12:53 PM IST

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