Lupin has received tentative approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide Tablets, 200 mg/25 mg, to market a generic equivalent of Descovy Tablets, 200 mg/25 mg, of Gilead Sciences, Inc.

This product will be manufactured at Lupin’s Nagpur facility in India and will be supplied to lowand middle-income countries. Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide Tablets are indicated to treat or prevent HIV-1 infection in adults and children who weigh at least 35 kg.

Naresh Gupta, President – API and Global Institution Business, Lupin said, “Lupin is committed to offering affordable, quality patient treatments. The tentative approval from the U.S. FDA for our Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide Tablets significantly enhances our HIV medicine offering.”

Lupin is an innovation-led transnational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company develops and commercializes a wide range of branded and generic formulations, biotechnology products, and APIs in over 100 markets in the US, India, South Africa, and across the Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Europe, and Middle East regions.