Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has rallied 4.4% to Rs 749 in morning trades after the company said US health regulators have approved a generic version of the cancer drug Doxil.
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) have granted its subsidiary an approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic version of Doxil, Doxorubicin HCI liposome injection,” Sun Pharma said in a statement.
It will be available in 20 milligram and 50 milligram vials, it added.
Doxorubicin HCI liposome injection is used to treat patients with ovarian cancer that has progressed or recurred after platinum-based chemotherapy.
The stock opened at Rs 735 and touched high of Rs 752 on the NSE. A combined around 960,000 shares have changed hands on the counter in early morning deals on both the exchanges.
