Sun Pharma gets non-exclusive rights to market second brand of Finerenone in India
Bayer has granted the non-exclusive rights to Sun Pharma to market and distribute a second brand of Finerenone under the brand name Lyvelsa.;
Mumbai: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and Bayer have announced that both companies have signed an agreement to market and distribute a second brand of Finerenone in India.
Finerenone, a patented medicine is indicated to reduce the risk of sustained eGFR decline, end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and hospitalization for heart failure in adult patients with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer has granted the non-exclusive rights to Sun Pharma to market and distribute a second brand of Finerenone under the brand name Lyvelsa.
Finerenone was first launched by Bayer under the brand name Kerendia TM in 2022.
Shweta Rai, Country Division Head (CDH) for Bayer’s Pharmaceuticals Business in South Asia said, “With the introduction of a second brand of Finerenone in India, through our partnership with Sun Pharma, we are advancing Bayer’s commitment of making healthcare accessible to as many patients as possible. India has a high incidence of diabetes and associated renal and cardiac conditions. The true value of innovations like Finerenone can only be fully realized after they reach all deserving patients.”
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