Lupin gets USFDA approval for generic version of Westcort cream to treat skin conditions

Hydrocortisone Valerate cream is a generic version of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's Westcort cream in the same strength, Lupin added.

New Delhi: Drug firm Lupin on August 16 said it has received approval from the US health regulator for generic Hydrocortisone Valerate cream used for relief from inflammation and itching due to various skin conditions.

The company has got approval for its Hydrocortisone Valerate cream USP, 0.2 per cent from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Lupin said in a filing to the BSE.

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The product is a generic version of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's Westcort cream in the same strength, it added.

The cream is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses in adult patients, Lupin said.

Headquartered in Mumbai, Lupin's key focus areas include paediatrics, cardiovascular, anti-infectives, diabetology, asthma and anti-tuberculosis. The company was founded in 1968 by Desh Bandhu Gupta, who was a professor of chemistry at BITS-Pilani, Rajasthan.

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