Lupin Counts On Generic Spiriva Launch In Q4 To Turn US Tide

Cuts Manufacturing Workforce

Even as it prepares for competition from an authorized generic, Lupin expects a launch of its generic to Boehringer’s blockbuster Spiriva in the fourth quarter of FY23. It hopes the launch will help its position in the US, where it has exited low margin products amid heightened competition, leading in turn to manufacturing job losses in India

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Lupin Hopes The Spiriva Generic Launch Will Boost Its Fortunes • Source: Shutterstock

Lupin Limited is counting on its generic to Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH’s blockbuster chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Spiriva (tiotropium bromide), expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of FY23, to reverse the tide in an underperforming US market.

The company foresees double-digit price erosion in product prices to continue in Q2 of the financial year which ends 31...

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