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Strides posts pre-tax loss of Rs 217 cr in Q4 as ranitidine ban in US bites

Ranitidine was a $9 million business for Strides in the first half of FY20

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The company is expecting over 20 new filings during the year along with 15 new product introductions across several markets

Samreen Ahmad Bengaluru
Pharmaceutical major Strides Pharma Science posted a pre-tax loss of Rs 217.8 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2020, over the withdrawal of its flagship Ranitidine product Zantac from the US market on the last day of FY20. It had posted a pre-tax profit of Rs 51.9 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

The Bengaluru-headquartered company posted a consolidated loss of Rs 206.5 crore for the March quarter because of the Ranitidine setback, while consolidated revenue for the quarter reported a flat growth at Rs 636.2 crore.

“We are satisfied that the regulated markets continued