Sun Pharma announces USFDA approval for generic Flomax®

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 Flomax® Mumbai, July 16, 2010: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE:SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) announced that USFDA has granted approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Flomax ®, tamsulosin capsules. These tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules, 0.4 mg are therapeutically equivalent to Flomax® Capsules 0.4 mg from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the tr eatment of the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Flomax® is a registered trademark of Astellas Pharma Inc. About Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Established in 1983, listed since 1994 and headquartered in Indi a, 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 formulat ions as branded generics as well as generics in India, US and several other markets across the world. In India, the compan y 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 manu facturing 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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