Pharma major Lupin announced the launch of Lanthanum Carbonate Chewable Tablets 500 mg (base), 750 mg (base), and 1000 mg (base). Lupin’s alliance partner Natco had received an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier.
 
Lanthanum Carbonate Chewable Tablets 500 mg (base), 750 mg (base), and 1000 mg (base) are generic equivalents of Shire Development LLC's Fosrenol Chewable Tablets 500 mg, 750 mg and 1000 mg.

Lanthanum Carbonate Chewable Tablets 500 mg (base), 750 mg (base), and 1000 mg (base) are indicated to reduce serum phosphate in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD).

Fosrenol Chewable Tablets has US sales of USD 122.4 million (IMS MAT June 2017).

Shares of the company declined Rs 7.1, or 0.72%, to trade at Rs 979.90. The total volume of shares traded was 102,618 at the BSE (3.33 p.m., Thursday).