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Natco Sofosbuvir Approved in India Too
 
 
  NATCO RECEIVES GENERIC SOFOSBUVIR (SOVALDI®) APPROVAL FOR INDIA
 
Hyderabad, India, March 12th, 2015
 
Natco Pharma Limited (NSE: NATCOPHARM; BSE: 524816) is pleased to announce that it is the 1st company in India to get approval for generic sofosbuvir tablets, 400mg, from Drugs Controller General (India). Sofosbuvir is a medicine used for chronic hepatitis C infection and sold globally by Gilead Sciences, Inc.,under its brand Sovaldi®.
 
Natco will market generic sofosbuvir under its brand HEPCINAT and through strategic partners in India. Natco plans to price its generic medicine at an MRP of INR 19,900 for a bottle of 28 tablets and expects to launch in India very soon. Natco had recently signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, to manufacture and sell generic versions of its chronic hepatitis C medicines in 91 developing countries.
 
 
 
 
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