Form 6-K
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FORM 6-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Month of August 2012

Commission File Number – 1-15182

 

 

DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED

(Name of Registrant)

 

 

8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500 034, India

+91-40-4900-2900

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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(1)   Press Release, “Dr. Reddy’s announces the launch of Montelukast Sodium tablets and Montelukast Sodium chewable tablets,” August  7, 2012.    3

 

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Press Release    LOGO                             
   Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
   8-2-337, Road No. 3
   Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034
   Andhra Pradesh, India
   Tel: 91-40-4900-2900
   Fax: 91-40-4900-2999
   www.drreddys.com

Dr. Reddy’s announces the launch of Montelukast Sodium tablets and Montelukast Sodium chewable tablets

Hyderabad, India, August 07, 2012: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) announced today that it has launched Montelukast Sodium Tablets (10 mg) and Montelukast Sodium Chewable Tablets (4 mg & 5 mg), bioequivalent generic versions of SINGULAIR® Tablets and Chewable tablets, in the US market on August 06, 2012 following the approval by the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) of Dr. Reddy’s ANDA.

The SINGULAIR® tablets and Chewable tablets brand had U.S. sales of approximately $3.6 Billion and $1.14 Billion respectively for the most recent twelve months ending March 2012 according to IMS Health.

Dr. Reddy’s Montelukast Sodium Tablets in 10 mg and Montelukast Sodium Chewable Tablets in 4 mg and 5 mg are available in bottle counts of 30 and 90.

Disclaimer

This press release includes forward-looking statements, as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes in local and global economic conditions, our ability to successfully implement our strategy, the market acceptance of and demand for our products, our growth and expansion, technological change and our exposure to market risks. By their nature, these expectations and projections are only estimates and could be materially different from actual results in the future.

About Dr. Reddy’s

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE: RDY) is an integrated global pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars, differentiated formulations and NCEs. Therapeutic focus is on gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management, anti-infective and pediatrics. Major markets include India, USA, Russia and CIS, Germany, UK, Venezuela, S. Africa, Romania, and New Zealand. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com

SINGULAIR® tablets and chewable tablets are a registered trademark of Merck & Co., Inc.

IMS National Sales Perspectives: Retail and Non-Retail MAT March 2012

For more information, please contact:

Investors and Financial Analysts:

Kedar Upadhye at kedaru@drreddys.com /+91-40-66834297

Saunak Savla at saunaks@drreddys.com /+91-40-49002135

Milan Kalawadia (USA) at mkalawadia@drreddys.com /+1 908-203-4931

Media:

S Rajan at rajans@drreddys.com / +91-40-49002445

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED
                      (Registrant)
  By:  

/s/ Sandeep Poddar

Date: September 5, 2012     Name:   Sandeep Poddar
    Title:   Company Secretary

 

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