Looming Launches Predicted To Offset Lupin Pressures

Metformin Recalls And Oseltamivir Write-offs Caused Trouble For The Indian Firm

Lupin delivered a shaky Q3 as profit margins fell following complications with metformin and oseltamivir, but the firm appears confident that several impending high-value launches will set it back on the right track.

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Lupin appears to be on the pathway to improvement • Source: Alamy

Indian generics giant Lupin Limited faced “another difficult quarter… despite some good developments” in Q3, said non-executive vice chairman Kamal Sharma on a company earnings call. Residual metformin returns from retail and provision for aged stock returns of oseltamivir saw gross profit margins fall, but a series of promising impending launches could boost the company’s fortunes.

Lupin managing director Nilesh Gupta said: “We are on the path of sustained growth across markets

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