Ajanta Pharma's Gujarat plant gets zero observations from USFDA, shares see profit booking at higher levels

According to the USFDA website, Form 483 is issued to a company after the conclusion of an inspection when the investigator observed that any food, drug, or device has been adulterated or held under conditions whereby it may become injurious to health.

In September 2022, the USFDA inspected Ajanta Pharma's Dahej facility and issued two observations on that particular plant that manufactures formulations. Exports constitute around 30 percent of Ajanta Pharma’s business and within the export markets the US contributes nearly 30 percent total sales in foreign countries.

Ajanta Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company providing quality medicines across more than 30 countries across the world. It enjoys leadership in multiple molecules and therapeutic segments.

Earlier, the company’s board in March approved to buyback of 22.1 lakh equity shares of the face value of Rs 2 each through the tender offer route. The number of shares to be bought back amounted to 2.59 percent of the total number of equity shares of the company.

Shares of Ajanta Pharma gave up gains of as much as 4.5 percent to end flat at Rs 1,463.85.