Lupin falls; Mylan launches cholesterol drug

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Last Updated : May 20 2013 | 10:55 AM IST

Reuters Market Eye - Shares in Lupin Ltd slump 4 percent after earlier falling as much as 4.7 percent following the launch of rival Mylan Inc's generic version of the cholesterol-lowering Tricor tablets.

Mylan Inc said in a statement on Friday its unit Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc has shipped generic Tricor, or fenofibrate tablets, of 48 mg and 145 mg.

Mylan compete against Lupin, which also sells generic versions of Tricor.

"Mylan's launch of Tricor will result in higher competition and decline in Lupin's market share in a drug which has a market size of $1.2 billion," said Ranjit Kapadia, senior vice president at Centrum Broking.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi)

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First Published: May 20 2013 | 10:48 AM IST

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