Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.’s Announces The Launch Of Esomeprazole Magnesium Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 20 mg And 40 mg

HYDERABAD, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) announced today that it has launched ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DELAYED-RELEASE CAPSULES USP, 20 mg and 40 mg, a therapeutic equivalent generic version of NEXIUM^® (esomeprazole magnesium) Delayed-Release Capsules in the US market on September 25, 2015, following the approval by the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).

The NEXIUM^® (esomeprazole magnesium) Delayed-Release Capsules brand and generic had U.S. sales of approximately $5.2 Billion MAT for the most recent twelve months ending in July 2015 according to IMS Health*.

Dr. Reddy’s ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DELAYED-RELEASE CAPSULES USP, 20 mg and 40 mg are available in bottle count size of 30.

NEXIUM^® is a registered trademark of ASTRAZENECA AB CORPORATION
*IMS National Sales Perspectives: Retail and Non-Retail MAT July 2015

About Dr. Reddy’s: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE: RDY) is an integrated pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses – Pharmaceutical Services & Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars and differentiated formulations. Our major therapeutic areas of focus are gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management and anti-infectives. Dr. Reddy’s operates in markets across the globe. Our major markets include – USA, Russia & CIS, Venezuela and India. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com.

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