Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd 6-K, filed Sep 17, 2020
Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd (RDY)
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Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd filed this 6-K on September 17, 2020.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September, 2020
Commission File Number 1-15182
DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad, Telangana 500 034, India
+91-40-49002900
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
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.
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DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED (Registrant)
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| Date: September 17, 2020 | By: | /s/ Sandeep Poddar | |
| Name: | Sandeep Poddar | ||
| Title: | Company Secretary | ||
Exhibit 99.1
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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. 8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Telangana, India. CIN : L85195TG1984PLC004507
Tel :+91 40 4900 2900 Fax :+91 40 4900 2999 Email :mail@drreddys.com www.drreddys.com |
September 17, 2020
| Corporate Relationship Department | National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. |
| BSE Limited | “Exchange Plaza” |
| Dalal Street, Fort | Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), |
| Mumbai – 400 001 | Mumbai – 400 051 |
| Fax Nos.: 022-22723121 / 22723719 / | Fax Nos.: 022-26598120/ 26598237/ |
| 22722037 / 22722039 | 26598238 |
| Scrip Code: 500124 | Scrip Code: DRREDDY-EQ |
Dear Sirs,
Sub: Press Release
Please find enclosed a Press Release on “Dr. Reddy’s announces the launch of Over-the-Counter Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.2% and 0.1%, the store-brand equivalent of Pataday®, the Eye Allergy Drop in the U.S. Market.”
This is for your information.
With regards,
| /s/ Sandeep Poddar | |
| Sandeep Poddar |
Company Secretary
Encl: As above
CC:- New York Stock Exchange Inc.(Stock Code :RDY)

| CONTACT | ||
| DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD. | Investor relationS | Media relationS |
| 8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034. Telangana, India. |
AMIT AGARWAL amita@drreddys.com (Ph: +91-40-49002135) |
APaRNA TEKURI aparnatekuri@drreddys.com (Ph: +91-40- 49002446) |
Dr. Reddy’s announces the launch
of Over-the-Counter Olopatadine
Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.2% and 0.1%, the store-brand
equivalent of Pataday®,
the Eye Allergy Drop in the U.S. Market
| Hyderabad, India, September 17, 2020 | For Immediate Release |
Hyderabad, India and Princeton, NJ, USA. September 17, 2020 — Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY, along with its subsidiaries together referred to as “Dr. Reddy’s”) today announced the launch of over-the-counter (OTC) Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.2% and 0.1%, the store-brand equivalents of Pataday® Once Daily Relief and Pataday® Twice Daily Relief, in the U.S. market, as approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
Dr. Reddy’s Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.2% and 0.1% are indicated for the temporary relief of itchy eyes due to pollen, ragweed, grass, animal hair and dander. The Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.1% is also indicated for the temporary relief of red eyes.
“This launch marks the entry of Dr. Reddy’s into the OTC eye care space, and is a testament to our deep capabilities in bringing store-brand equivalents of Rx-to-OTC switches to the U.S. market,” says Marc Kikuchi, CEO, North America Generics, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. “We are very excited to extend our strategic collaboration with Gland Pharma to bring these products to the market. We thank the teams at Gland and Dr. Reddy’s whose hard work and efforts have enabled the execution of this launch in such a short timeframe.”
The Pataday® brand had U.S. sales of approximately $31 million since the launch in March 2020 according to IRi*.
Dr. Reddy’s Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.2% is available in a 2.5 mL bottle and Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.1% is available in a 5 mL bottle size.
Pataday® is a registered trademark of Novartis AG.
* IRi, Latest 52 weeks ending August 2020
RDY-0920-OTC
About Dr. Reddy’s: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY) is an integrated pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services & Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars and differentiated formulations. Our major therapeutic areas of focus are gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management and dermatology. Dr. Reddy’s operates in markets across the globe. Our major markets include – USA, India, Russia & CIS countries, and Europe. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com
Disclaimer: This press release may include statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on the management’s current views and assumptions and involve known or unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. In addition to statements which are forward-looking by reason of context, the words "may", "will", "should", "expects", "plans", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential", or "continue" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those in such statements due to without limitation, (i) general economic conditions such as performance of financial markets, credit defaults , currency exchange rates, interest rates, persistency levels and frequency / severity of insured loss events, (ii) mortality and morbidity levels and trends, (iii) changing levels of competition and general competitive factors, (iv) changes in laws and regulations and in the policies of central banks and/or governments, (v) the impact of acquisitions or reorganization, including related integration issues, and (vi) the susceptibility of our industry and the markets addressed by our, and our customers’, products and services to economic downturns as a result of natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics or other widespread illness, including coronavirus (or COVID-19), and (vii) other risks and uncertainties identified in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those listed under the "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" sections of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2020. The company assumes no obligation to update any information contained herein.”
Exhibit 99.2
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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. 8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Telangana, India. CIN : L85195TG1984PLC004507
Tel :+91 40 4900 2900 Fax :+91 40 4900 2999 Email :mail@drreddys.com www.drreddys.com |
September 17, 2020
| Corporate Relationship Department | National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. |
| BSE Limited | “Exchange Plaza” |
| Dalal Street, Fort | Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), |
| Mumbai – 400 001 | Mumbai – 400 051 |
| Fax Nos.: 022-22723121 / 22723719 / | Fax Nos.: 022-26598120/ 26598237/ |
| 22722037 / 22722039 | 26598238 |
| Scrip Code: 500124 | Scrip Code: DRREDDY-EQ |
Dear Sirs,
Sub: Press Release
Please find enclosed a Press Release on “Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announces settlement of U.S. Revlimid® (lenalidomide) Capsules patent litigation with Celgene, a Bristol Myers Squibb Company.”
This is for your information.
With regards,
| /s/ Sandeep Poddar | |
| Sandeep Poddar | |
| Company Secretary |
Encl: As above
CC:- New York Stock Exchange Inc.(Stock Code :RDY)

| CONTACT | ||
| DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD. | Investor relationS | Media relationS |
| 8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034. Telangana, India. |
AMIT AGARWAL amita@drreddys.com (Ph: +91-40-49002135) |
APARNA TEKURI aparnatekuri@drreddys.com (Ph: +91-40- 49002446) |
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announces settlement of
U.S. Revlimid® (lenalidomide) Capsules
patent litigation with Celgene, a
Bristol Myers Squibb Company
| Hyderabad, India, September 17, 2020 | For Immediate Release |
Hyderabad, India and Princeton, NJ, USA. September 17, 2020 - Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY, along with its subsidiaries (together referred to as “Dr. Reddy’s”), today announced the settlement of their litigation with Celgene, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), relating to patents for REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) Capsules.
In settlement of all outstanding claims in the litigation, Celgene has agreed to provide Dr. Reddy’s with a license to sell volume-limited amounts of generic lenalidomide capsules in the U.S. beginning on a confidential date after March 2022 subject to regulatory approval. The agreed-upon percentages are confidential. Dr. Reddy’s is also licensed to sell generic lenalidomide capsules in the U.S. without volume limitation beginning on January 31, 2026.
“We are pleased with the settlement agreement, and look forward to bringing a generic version of lenalidomide to market soon subject to regulatory approval for the benefit of patients,” says Marc Kikuchi, CEO, North America Generics, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.
Revlimid® is a trademark of Celgene, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb. Please refer to Revlimid® Package Insert for Black Box warning and important safety information.
RDY-0920-318
About Dr. Reddy’s: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY) is an integrated pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services & Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars and differentiated formulations. Our major therapeutic areas of focus are gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management and dermatology. Dr. Reddy’s operates in markets across the globe. Our major markets include – USA, India, Russia & CIS countries, and Europe. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com
Disclaimer: This press release may include statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on the management’s current views and assumptions and involve known or unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. In addition to statements which are forward-looking by reason of context, the words "may", "will", "should", "expects", "plans", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential", or "continue" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those in such statements due to without limitation, (i) general economic conditions such as performance of financial markets, credit defaults , currency exchange rates, interest rates, persistency levels and frequency / severity of insured loss events, (ii) mortality and morbidity levels and trends, (iii) changing levels of competition and general competitive factors, (iv) changes in laws and regulations and in the policies of central banks and/or governments, (v) the impact of acquisitions or reorganization, including related integration issues, and (vi) the susceptibility of our industry and the markets addressed by our, and our customers’, products and services to economic downturns as a result of natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics or other widespread illness, including coronavirus (or COVID-19), and (vii) other risks and uncertainties identified in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those listed under the "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" sections of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2020. The company assumes no obligation to update any information contained herein.”
