BALTIMORE — Lupin announced the launch of its budesonide inhalation suspension, 0.5 mg/2 mL single-dose ampules in the U.S. market, having received an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration earlier.

Lupin’s budesonide inhalation suspension, 0.5 mg/2 mL single-dose ampules is a generic version of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP’s Pulmicort Respules Inhalation Suspension, 0.5 mg/2 mL. It is indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma and as prophylactic therapy in children from 12 months to 8 years of age.

Budesonide inhalation suspension, 0.5 mg/2 mL single-dose Ampules had annual sales of approximately USD 385.4 million in the US (IMS MAT March 2019).