Sun Pharmaceutical Industries signs licensing agreement with Eli Lilly

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Last Updated : May 10 2021 | 12:50 PM IST

For manufacturing and distribution of Baricitinib in India

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced that it has entered into a royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) for expanding access to Lilly's drug, baricitinib in India. Sun Pharma will manufacture and distribute the drug in India.

Baricitinib is used in combination with remdesivir for the treatment of suspected or laboratory confirmed COVID-19 in hospitalized adults requiring supplemental oxygen, invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The drug is approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for restricted emergency use in India.

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First Published: May 10 2021 | 12:26 PM IST

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