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Lupin's Glumetza Settlement Costs But Spiriva Offers Hope

Talks On For Revlimid Settlement

 
• By Vibha Ravi

Lupin’s Q2 was a tale of three generics settlements – on Glumetza, which is still a commercial win despite the quarter-billion dollar outgo so far, on Spiriva, which will likely lead to happy tidings next fiscal year, and on Revlimid, on which the company has yet to make up its mind.

Happy And Sad Masks
Settlements Have Varying Consequences For Lupin's Performance • Source: Alamy

Lupin Limited’s recent settlements give investors as much reason to cheer as to be concerned. A $253.2m provision for a settlement related to antitrust class actions filed in the Northern District of California regarding Glumetza (metformin) led the company to report a fiscal second quarter loss of INR14.7bn ($196.4m).

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