Sun Pharma announces USFDA approval for generic Clarinex®

17/B, Mahal Industrial Estate, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 093 India Tel.: (91-22) 6645 5645 Fax.: (91-22) 6645 5685 Registered Office : SPARC, Tandalja, Vadodara – 390 020. India Corporate Office : Acme Plaza, Andheri – Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 059. India FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sun Pharma announces USFDA approval for generic Clarinex® Mumbai, November 18, 2010: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE:SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) announced that USFDA has granted it an approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Schering Plough’s Clarinex® tablets, 5 mg. These generic Clarinex tablets contain desloratidine 5 mg and are therapeutically equivalent to Schering Plough’s Clarinex tablets 5mg. Generic Clarinex tablets are indicated in th e treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis and Chronic idiopathic urticaria. This strength of Clarinex® has annual sales of approximately $ 212 million in the US. ® Registered trademark of Schering Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. About Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Established in 1983, listed since 1994 and headquartered in India, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) is an international, integrated, speciality pharmaceutical company. It manufactures and markets a large basket of pharmaceutical formulations as branded generics as well as generics in India, US and several other markets across the world. In India, the company is a leader in niche therapy areas of psychiatry, neurology, cardiology, diabetology, gastroenterology, orthopedics and ophthalmology. The company has strong skills in product development, process chemistry, and manufacturing of complex API, as well as dosage forms. More information about the company can be found at www.sunpharma.com. Contacts Uday Baldota Mira Desai Tel +91 22 6645 5645, Xtn 605 Tel +91 22 6645 5645, Xtn 606 Tel Direct +91 22 66455605 Tel Direct +91 22 66455606 Mobile +91 98670 10529 Mobile +91 98219 23797 E mail [email protected] E mail [email protected]

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