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  January 31, 2011, Hyderabad, India  
 


Dr. Reddy’s provides update on the fexofenadine-pseudoephedrine 24 hour litigation

January 31, 2011, Hyderabad, India: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) announced today that on Friday, 28 January 2011, the U.S. District Court of New Jersey filed a Stipulation and Order lifting an earlier motion for preliminary injunction and clearing the sale of Dr. Reddy’s generic product version of Allegra® D24 (fexofenadine hydrochloride / pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 180mg / 240mg extended release tablet), which was approved by the FDA on March 16, 2010.

In addition, plaintiff’s sanofi-aventis and Albany Molecular Research have been required to post a security with the Court, an amount of USD 40 mn towards the possibility that the injunction had been wrongfully granted. Having been excluded from launching the generic product since the June 2010 hearing, Dr. Reddy’s intends to pursue an award of this security.

®Allegra D24 is a registered trademark of sanofi-aventis.

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About Dr. Reddy’s
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE: RDY) is an integrated global pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars, differentiated formulations and NCEs. Therapeutic focus is on gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management, anti-infective and pediatrics. Major markets include India, USA, Russia and CIS, Germany, UK, Venezuela, S. Africa, Romania, and New Zealand. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com

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