Domestic pharma major Lupin Ltd today said it has launched in the US market its generic version of Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Ophthalmic solution used for treating bacterial conjunctivitis.
The launch follows receipt of approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) earlier for Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Ophthalmic solution 0.5 per cent, the company said in a statement.
The product is produced at Lupin’s Pithampur manufacturing facility, it added.
The medicine is the generic equivalent of Novartis Pharma Corp’s Vigamox Ophthalmic solution.
Shares of Lupin were trading at Rs 1,063 apiece in mid-day trade, up 1.80 per cent from the previous close on BSE.
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