Lupin gets USFDA approval to market generic antibiotic drug in US

Drug firm Lupin on said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market Doxycycline Capsules used to treat bacterial infections in the American market. The drug firm has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Doxycycline Capsules, 40 mg, a generic equivalent of Galderma Laboratories' Oracea capsules, Lupin Ltd said in a statement.

As per IQVIA MAT September 2022 data, Doxycycline capsules had estimated annual sales of USD 215 million in the US market.