Cipla receives final approval for generic version of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera® (Medroxyprogesterone Injectable, 150mg/mL)

Mumbai, India, January 28, 2019: Cipla Limited (BSE: 500087; NSE: CIPLA EQ; and hereafter referred to as “Cipla”) today announced that it has received final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Medroxyprogesterone Injectable, 150mg/mL from the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA).

Cipla’s Medroxyprogesterone Injectable, 150mg/mL is AB-rated generic therapeutic equivalent version of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera®. It is a progestin indicated only for the prevention of pregnancy. According to IQVIA (IMS Health), Depo-Provera® and its generic equivalents had US sales of approximately $159M for the 12-month period ending November 2018.